Stöver Surname

125,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stöver Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stöver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,6021:22,3502,957
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Stover (33,557) are calculated separately.

Stöver Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stöver is most common in Germany. It can also appear as: Stover. For other possible spellings of Stöver click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stöver? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stöver is the 125,350th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,006,483 people. The last name Stöver occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Stöver live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Stöver is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 3,602 people, or 1 in 22,350. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 56 percent reside, Bremen, where 13 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stover9433,557/
Stöve9186/
Staver834,445/
Stöber833,749/
Stever832,848/
Stöwer83528/
Stuiver771,268/
Stoever77887/
Steever77642/
Steuver7772/
Stovier7712/
Steveer773/
Stevier771/
Stavier771/
Stöbert771/
Sstover770/
Staever770/
Steve7317,579/
Stave732,324/
Stöbe73729/
Stove73724/
Stöwe73381/
Sthaveer711/
Stober673,778/
Steber672,228/
Staber671,327/
Stower67937/
Steveh67470/
Steeve67409/
Stuive67290/
Stevie67233/
Stevey67165/
Steuve67132/
Stovey67120/
Stovie6771/
Stäber6760/
Stéber6752/
Stoeve6744/
Stavey6724/
Stavee6720/
Stevee6715/
Stawer6710/
Stewer6710/
Stöberová679/
Stevei677/
Shtave673/
Stavhe672/
Stovee672/
Staave672/
Stavie672/
Staeve671/
Stavyr671/
Stavir671/
Stheve671/
Stevir671/
Stebir671/

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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 Stöver
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