Stove Surname

465,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Stove Surname Definition:

Laurence Stove in Garth in 1648 (Shetland) derived his name from the small place named Stove in Sunday, Orkney. Gilbert Stove and John Stove are recorded in Deirnes, Orkney, in 1686 (OS Misc., II, p. 55). William Stove was secretary of Glasgow Orkney and Shetland Benevolent Society, 1940.

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Stove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1611:167,67517,258
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
New Zealand981:46,2077,572
Belgium921:124,96418,228
England801:696,47639,547
Scotland681:78,7335,846
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1011:37,0622,907
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

The alternate forms: Stöve (86) & Stové (1) are calculated separately.

Stove (67) may also be a first name.

Stove Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Laurence Stove in Garth in 1648 (Shetland) derived his name from the small place named Stove in Sunday, Orkney. Gilbert Stove and John Stove are recorded in Deirnes, Orkney, in 1686 (OS Misc., II, p. 55). William Stove was secretary of Glasgow Orkney and Shetland Benevolent Society, 1940.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Stove Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stove occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Stöve or Stové. Click here for further potential spellings of Stove.

How Common Is The Last Name Stove? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 465,182nd most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 10,065,671 people. The last name Stove occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Stove are found; 36 percent are found in Australasia and 36 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Stove is also the 1,191,548th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 67 people.

The surname is most numerous in Australia, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 167,675. In Australia Stove is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 60 percent are found, Western Australia, where 13 percent are found and Queensland, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Australia it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and New Zealand, where 14 percent are found.

Stove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stove has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stove last name increased 168 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stove Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Stove surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Stove are 14.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.87% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stove earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 7.33% less than the national average, earning $39,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 67.69% more than the national average, earning $83,311 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stöve9386/
Stové931/
Stover9133,557/
Stoves91758/
Stoove91158/
Stovey91120/
Stovie9171/
Stoeve9144/
Stovee912/
Stovet910/
Stovets831/
Stouver831/
Sstover830/
Stoover830/
Stoveit830/
Stowe8018,038/
Steve8017,579/
Stave802,324/
Stobe80180/
Stovy800/
Shttoves771/
Staver734,445/
Stober733,778/
Stöver733,632/
Stobie731,761/
Staves731,280/
Steveh73470/
Steeve73409/
Stuive73290/
Stevie73233/
Stevey73165/
Stowes73143/
Stompe73140/
Steuve73132/
Stoewe7369/
Stowey7353/
Stoové7348/
Shtobe7329/
Stowie7327/
Stavey7324/
Stobee7324/
Stouwe7323/
Stavee7320/
Stoyva7317/
Stevee7315/
Stoube7312/
Stevei737/
Stowei737/
Shtave733/
Stavie732/
Staave732/
Stovay732/
Stavhe732/
Staeve731/
Stoweu731/
Stouvi731/
Stobes731/
Stobei731/
Zthove731/
Stheve731/
Stóver731/
Stoivy731/
Stobet731/
Stowed730/
Stoobe730/
Stobey730/
Stoiber675,543/
Stouwie67132/
Stovich6779/
Staevie6768/
Stouber6762/
Stauver6747/
Shtober6735/
Stavhed676/
Statver675/
Sztober674/
Stohvis673/
Stouwer673/
Steevie673/
Stoewea671/
Stompfe671/
Steevey671/
Stowe's671/
Stowerr671/
Stowess671/
Stoyber671/
Stowets670/
Stohbie670/

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Stove Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stove
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