Stover Surname
Approximately 33,557 people bear this surname
Stover Surname Definition:
(German) One who came from Stove, in Mecklenburg; one who conducted a public bathhouse; variant of Stauffer, q.v.
Read More About This SurnameStover Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32,239 | 1:11,243 | 1,395 |
| Canada | 760 | 1:48,481 | 5,885 |
| Germany | 101 | 1:797,084 | 58,657 |
| Israel | 92 | 1:93,018 | 10,885 |
| Brazil | 56 | 1:3,822,756 | 105,432 |
| Australia | 48 | 1:562,410 | 41,290 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Mexico | 29 | 1:4,280,214 | 27,059 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 70 | 1:348,220 | 22,196 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,188 | 1:8,115 | 1,041 |
The alternate forms: Stöver (3,632) & Stóver (1) are calculated separately.
Stover (409) may also be a first name.
Stover Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who came from Stove, in Mecklenburg; one who conducted a public bathhouse; variant of Stauffer, q.v.
(Danish.) A fleet hound, a name given for swiftness or love of hunting.
User-submitted Reference
Stouffer (Stauffer, Stover) is a German surname brought into the Americas in the 1800's. Stouffer means 'slope' or 'steep'. This name was common in Switzerland and in Sweden around very mountainous and hilly areas.
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Stover Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stover Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Stover (Russian: Стовер) is found most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant: Stöver or Stóver. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Stover? popularity and diffusion
The surname Stover is the 16,535th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 217,169 people. Stover is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Stover reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 426,190th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 409 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 32,239 people, or 1 in 11,243. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Stover exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.
Stover Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Stover has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stover last name grew 521 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Stover Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Stover surname are 16.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.8% registered with the party.
The amount Stover earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.11% more than the national average, earning R 473,160 per year; in United States they earn 5.4% less than the national average, earning $40,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $49,924 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Stover Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stover in the Russian language | ||
| Стовер | stover | - |
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Stover Reference & Research
Stover DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Stover FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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