Stöve Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stöve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stöve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Stove (724) & Stové (1) are calculated separately.

Stöve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stöve occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Stove or Stové. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stöve? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stöve is the 2,020,555th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. Stöve occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Stöve are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Stöve is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 1,087,912. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 51 percent reside, Bavaria, where 18 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside and Sweden, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stove93724/
Stöver913,632/
Stové871/
Steve8017,579/
Stave802,324/
Stöbe80729/
Stöwe80381/
Steveh73470/
Steeve73409/
Stuive73290/
Stevie73233/
Stevey73165/
Steuve73132/
Stovey73120/
Stovie7371/
Stoeve7344/
Stavey7324/
Stavee7320/
Stevee7315/
Stevei737/
Shtave733/
Stovee732/
Stavie732/
Staave732/
Stavhe732/
Stheve731/
Staeve731/
Staevie6768/
Steevie673/
Steevey671/

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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 Stöve
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