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

Stowey is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Stowey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stowey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stowey is the 2,661,929th most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Stowey live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England Stowey is primarily concentrated in: Gloucestershire, where 42 percent reside, Somerset, where 39 percent reside and Northamptonshire, where 6 percent reside. Barring England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.

Stowey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stowey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Stowey surname grew 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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