Stye Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Stye Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller by 1 a Sty [Old English stig(u, a sty, animal-pen] 2 a Path [Old English stíg, a path] The scheref made to seke Notyngham, Bothe be strete and stye.—Robyn Hode and the Munke, 301-2.

Stye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Stye Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller by 1 a Sty [Old English stig(u, a sty, animal-pen] 2 a Path [Old English stíg, a path] The scheref made to seke Notyngham, Bothe be strete and stye.—Robyn Hode and the Munke, 301-2.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stye (Hindi: सत्य) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,274,477th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Stye live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Stye is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States Stye is most frequent in: Michigan, where 32 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 32 percent live and New Jersey, where 21 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Stye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stye surname increased 211 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stye Last Name Statistics demography

Stye earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.98% more than the national average, earning $54,358 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stoye892,192/
Styes89201/
Staye8958/
Shtye897/
Steye891/
Stuye890/
Stoyhe8072/
Styecz8031/
Steyee8027/
Shtaye8021/
Stgaye809/
Stayed805/
Styies802/
Støyer802/
Stayes801/
Styess801/
Sthaye801/
Stayee801/
Styets801/
Stoyes800/
Stoyee800/
Stuyes800/
Stoeye800/
Stay752,556/
Stoy752,429/
Stea751,558/
Stey751,121/
Stuy75558/
Stoe75515/
Stie75376/
Steu75255/
Stee75241/
Stei75210/
Stae7570/
Stue7550/
Stée756/
Stej755/
Stje751/
Styj751/
Stge751/
Shtayeh73160/
Shtyher7345/
Steiyer733/
Steeyes731/
Sthayee731/
Stehaye731/
Stead6719,239/
Stowe6718,038/
Stier6715,137/
Shtayyeh671,033/
Steup67857/
Stohy67588/
Steux67520/
Stuyt67421/
Steis67389/
Steit67312/
Stayt67284/
Staie67275/
Stije67256/
Stiep67184/
Steey67174/
Steih67163/
Sties67138/
Stayo67133/
Steyt67131/
Stoya67129/
Steip67128/
Steiß67127/
Steha67124/
Steiz67110/
Steyh67105/
Stäge67105/
Shtei6799/
Shtay6795/
Steaj6790/
Shtey6788/
Stoie6783/
Stieß6779/
Sthay6759/
Staay6749/
Steeh6749/
Stiyo6746/
Steid6746/
Steyi6731/
Stays6730/
Sztej6730/
Stiya6729/
Stawe6728/
Steij6727/
Stjoy6719/
Stoyi6717/
Styia6714/
Steas6712/
Stayi6712/
Stiez6711/
Stouy6711/
Steah679/
Staya679/
Stoje678/
Stjer678/
Stoyo677/
Shteiyer676/
Stoys676/
Steja676/
Steje675/
Steiu674/
Stiet674/
Stehi674/
Stied673/
Steia673/
Steue673/
Stiee673/
Stoyt673/
Shtoy672/
Stoue672/
Steuy672/
Stayd672/
Stehe672/
Stahy672/
Steus672/
Steya672/
Søtje672/
Shtea672/
Staiy672/
Steat671/
Steut671/
Steei671/
Steii671/
Steji671/
Stejo671/
Stiyh671/
Stheu671/
Stiei671/
Staje671/
Staue671/
Steai671/
Sthoy671/
Hstie671/
Stuys671/
Stuiy671/
Stiée671/
Shtooyeh671/
Steić671/
Stayu671/
Steehaye671/
Sthae671/
Stuhy671/
Stejh671/
Sthea671/
Steee670/
Steap670/
Staae670/
Steea670/
Sttey670/
Steay670/
Stuie670/
Steie670/
Stayz670/

Stye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stye in the Hindi language
सत्यsatya-

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