Stowman Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Stowman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stowman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3121:173,64619,205
United States2601:1,394,07396,365
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Stowman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stowman is most common in South Africa. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stowman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 545,543rd most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,414,899 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Stowman live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 312 people, or 1 in 173,646. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 74 percent live, Western Cape, where 10 percent live and Gauteng, where 7 percent live. Besides South Africa Stowman is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Stowman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stowman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 542 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stowman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stowman surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stowman earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 12.75% less than the national average, earning R 207,348 per year and in United States they earn 4.22% more than the national average, earning $44,970 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stouwman934/
Stoowman932/
Stewman86367/
Stawman8669/
Stovman8655/
Stuwman861/
Stewmon7183/
Stubman7111/
Stabman710/
Stubmann6710/
Stutvman672/
Steevman671/
Staubmann63689/
Stubmon570/

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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
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  • 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 Stowman
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