Stowey Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Stowey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stowey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:1,547,72466,012
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Stowey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stowey occurs most in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stowey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stowey is the 2,661,929th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Stowey is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Stowey are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Stowey is most common in England, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Gloucestershire, where 42 percent live, Somerset, where 39 percent live and Northamptonshire, where 6 percent live. Aside from England Stowey is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.

Stowey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stowey has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Stowey last name expanded 514 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stowe9118,038/
Stoey91114/
Stowy911/
Stowes83143/
Stovey83120/
Stoewe8369/
Stoway8332/
Stowie8327/
Stouwe8323/
Stowei837/
Stoeey831/
Stoweu831/
Stewey831/
Stoiey831/
Stobey830/
Stowed830/
Stouwie77132/
Stouwer773/
Stowayi772/
Shtewey772/
Stoewea771/
Stowess771/
Stowerr771/
Stowe's771/
Stowiee770/
Stowets770/
Stüwe732,953/
Stoye732,192/
Stuwe73912/
Stove73724/
Stoby73435/
Stöwe73381/
Stewe73333/
Stobe73180/
Steey73174/
Stoie7383/
Stawe7328/
Stouy7311/
Stowa737/
Staey737/
Steuy732/
Stawy731/
Steye731/
Stewy731/
Stoei731/
Steay730/
Stovy730/
Stuey730/
Stowouya711/
Stover6733,557/
Stoeva678,647/
Stoves67758/
Stewie67564/
Shtewy67431/
Stouhy67248/
Stouby67190/
Stevey67165/
Stoove67158/
Steuwe6782/
Stoyhe6772/
Stovie6771/
Steuby6761/
Stehay6749/
Stoeve6744/
Stavoe6738/
Shtobe6729/
Stabey6729/
Stoboy6728/
Stuwer6726/
Stavey6724/
Stobee6724/
Sztuwe6723/
Stavoy6723/
Stoyva6717/
Shtewe6715/
Stoube6712/
Shtawy679/
Steayi679/
Shtevy677/
Stoije673/
Stovay672/
Stoewa672/
Stovee672/
Stehey671/
Stobei671/
Stubey671/
Stoiae671/
Stovue671/
Stowis671/
Steehouwe671/
Stawoy671/
Stawed671/
Steyei671/
Stowah671/
Stoivy671/
Stovet670/
Staway670/
Stoobe670/
Stowit670/
Stooby670/

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