Stown Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Stown Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stown Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Stown Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stown is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stown? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Stown occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Stown reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Arizona, where 50 percent reside and California, where 50 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 45 percent reside.

Stown Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stown has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stown Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stown surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Stown earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.92% less than the national average, earning $19,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stowne911/
Stoewen837/
Stawn8015/
Stohwing7716/
Stewen73402/
Stewin73104/
Stäwen7334/
Stobin7328/
Stewén7327/
Stawin7319/
Stuwin739/
Stovne734/
Stoben731/
Stewien67107/
Stöwing6737/
Staewen6727/
Staswin6721/
Stawing678/
Steewen673/
Stawina671/
Sthawne671/
Sttoben671/

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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 Stown
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