Store Surname

69,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Malawi

Store Surname Definition:

is surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Storr.' Anglo-Saxon stor, large, big; Danish stor, large, great. Genitive Storrs; compare Williams, Jenkins, Sec.; v. Storey.

1751. Married — Holland Cooksey and Elizabeth Storrs: St.

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Store Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan4,2311:42,2231,823
Malawi2,0651:8,2901,269
Finland1531:35,9264,641
South Africa1511:358,79332,710
Zimbabwe1421:108,72015,015
England1011:551,66433,983
Norway841:61,2188,720
China641:21,364,3991,185
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:251,29218,244
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:293,67723,423

The alternate forms: Störe (5) are calculated separately.

Store (1,515) may also be a first name.

Store Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

is surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Storr.' Anglo-Saxon stor, large, big; Danish stor, large, great. Genitive Storrs; compare Williams, Jenkins, Sec.; v. Storey.

1751. Married — Holland Cooksey and Elizabeth Storrs: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1784. — John Hewett and Norris Storr: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-Scand.) Strong, Powerful, Big [Middle English stor(e, Old Norse stór-r] For Sir Anlaf, the king of Danmark.

With an ost [host] store and stark, Into Inglond is come.—Gy of Warwike, p. 383.

Cp. Storr.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse stor, great, vast.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Danish.) From storre, greater, larger, stout, strong.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Store Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Store Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Store (Arabic: ستور, Russian: Сторе) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Störe. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Store? popularity and diffusion

The surname Store is the 69,310th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,018,952 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Store reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Store is also the 199,542nd most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 1,515 people.

It is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 4,231 people, or 1 in 42,223. In Pakistan Store is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 55 percent reside, Sindh, where 34 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan it is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 29 percent reside and Finland, where 2 percent reside.

Store Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Store has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Store surname increased 104 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Store Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Store last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Store earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.7% less than the national average, earning 326,348 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 166.03% more than the national average, earning R 632,184 per year and in Canada they earn 11.11% less than the national average, earning $44,163 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Störe935/
Storey9144,404/
Storer9111,686/
Storie914,378/
Storez91374/
Stores91269/
Storet91178/
Storre91150/
Stoore9116/
Stohre9115/
Sztore9112/
Stoere919/
Storge916/
Storeh915/
Storea914/
Storee912/
Storep912/
Stored911/
Stoire911/
Storeu911/
Stoure910/
Stor891,124/
Storrie832,009/
Storrer831,626/
Stohrer83628/
Storrey83108/
Sthorez8361/
Stoirer8317/
Storhei8313/
Storest8312/
Storhed8311/
Storres839/
Storerr836/
Storets832/
Storeys831/
Stoorie831/
Storesh831/
Storeyt831/
Storrez831/
Stourer831/
Stgorge831/
Sthorey831/
Storrøe831/
Stotrey831/
Storees831/
Storeyd831/
Storije831/
Storeey830/
Stotres830/
Storett830/
Stoorer830/
Sthorer830/
Story8037,893/
Storz806,798/
Storr805,542/
Stohr802,936/
Stere802,484/
Stare802,380/
Stora801,400/
Sture801,125/
Stori801,023/
Stoor801,017/
Stour80355/
Storp80260/
Stort80225/
Storø80170/
Sztor80167/
Storå8067/
Stosr8047/
Stord8028/
Sthor8014/
Storh8010/
Sttor806/
Stoir802/
Ztore801/
Stoyr801/
Stūre801/
Storï801/
Shtor801/
Jstor801/
Sttohrer771/
Storherr771/
Storeich770/
Steere733,031/
Sturge731,654/
Sterea731,420/
Sterie731,273/
Stares731,174/
Storai731,139/
Storry73863/
Stahre73622/
Storri73476/
Storph73417/
Storøy73385/
Shtour73358/
Starre73345/
Stouri73337/
Storay73212/
Starer73198/
Storrø73197/
Sturre73150/
Stareh73138/
Sturer73134/
Stoeri73132/
Starey73111/
Starie7390/
Störer7386/
Søtorp7382/
Sturey7376/
Stuhre7358/
Staret7355/
Storha7353/
Storhs7349/
Sthory7348/
Stohry7342/
Storoj7341/
Sterre7336/
Storoy7330/
Storij7330/
Shtora7329/
Stoery7328/
Stures7327/
Stoira7325/
Sztora7325/
Storio7324/
Sturze7324/
Åstorp7322/
Sthare7319/
Stoura7317/
Storaa7317/
Storiz7316/
Storza7315/
Storzi7315/
Stthor7311/
Shture7311/
Storys738/
Stoury738/
Stöhre738/
Stuord737/
Sturie737/
Storis736/
Stortt735/
Starge734/
Shtorh734/
Shtory734/
Storiy733/
Stourd733/
Stourt733/
Storra733/
Shtori732/
Storzy732/
Steree732/
Staree732/
Starhe732/
Starej732/
Starez732/
Shhtor731/
Stehre731/
Storoa731/
Storth731/
Stotri731/
Sturet731/
Steure731/
Stgour731/
Starea731/
Sterey731/
Sttare731/
Större731/
Stereș731/
Storzh731/
Storgi731/
Stareţ731/
Sztori731/
Sturea731/
Sturep731/
Stereu731/
Sthohr731/
Stuort730/
Stured730/
Storid730/
Stordt730/
Sthorp730/
Stoort730/
Sthure730/
Stouhr730/
Stoohr730/
Star6742,133/
Steurer675,511/
Štor67404/
Starets67195/
Stöhrer67194/
Shtoura67184/
Starett67118/
Starret6797/
Stoorza6792/
Staretz6772/
Sturzea6761/
Storich6745/
Starrie6738/
Starzee6736/
Sterrey6734/
Steures6733/
Sterrie6729/
Sturrey6721/
Storova6720/
Shtohra6719/
Schture6718/
Storais6717/
Storrød6717/
Stourzh6715/
Østtorp6715/
Starecz6712/
Steerey679/
Stouris678/
Storhøi678/
Starrey676/
Hæstorp676/
Storhai676/
Starrer675/
Storová675/
Starhey673/
Starher672/
Stuhrer672/
Storycz672/
Shtarer672/
Stoisri672/
Steerre671/
Stohier671/
Storris671/
Storroy671/
Storrza671/
Stuooer671/
Sturrer671/
Sturrie671/
Sthaare671/
Starzie671/
Storitt671/
Ztor671/
Stár671/
Stosray671/
Shtoury671/
Shturer671/
Staurer671/
Starejs671/
Stoordt671/
Shtoori671/
Shtorha671/
Sturett670/
Sturret670/
Stareth670/
Stareet670/
Storrit670/
Storray670/
Stareat670/
Steured670/
Sthares670/

Store Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Store in the Russian language
Стореstore-
Store in the Arabic language
ستورstwr-

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Footnotes

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