Stowa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Stowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Stowa Last Name Facts

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

Stowa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stowa? popularity and diffusion

Stowa is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Stowa reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Stowa is most common in: Singida Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Ghana, where 14 percent are found.

Stowa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stowa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stowa surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stoway9132/
Stowah911/
Stow895,489/
Stawowa83570/
Stowhas83108/
Stabowa831/
Stoba80302/
Stawa8029/
Stouw806/
Stova806/
Stowp801/
Stows801/
Stoow801/
Stowt800/
Stawas7355/
Stowey7353/
Sztoba7335/
Stovah7325/
Stoyva7317/
Stoiba7312/
Stojba7311/
Shtawa7310/
Stowei737/
Stovas736/
Shtova734/
Shtoba733/
Stovay732/
Stawaś731/
Sthoba731/
Staawa731/
Stovau731/
Stoweu731/
Stuows731/
Staway730/
Stawwa730/
Staf671,208/
Stav671,185/
Stab67792/
Stof67664/
Stob67602/
Stawasz67410/
Staw67139/
Stovash6749/
Stov6717/
Stafova6714/
Stawacz676/
Stavova676/
Shtaway675/
Stawash675/
Shtawah675/
Stofova672/
Stobauh671/
Stoshva671/
Shtawat671/
Stashwa671/
Xtow671/
Stawway670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stowa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis