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 surname Stöver is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Stover. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stöver? popularity and diffusion

It is the 125,350th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,006,483 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Stöver are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Stöver is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 3,602 people, or 1 in 22,350. In Germany Stöver is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 56 percent reside, Bremen, where 13 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common 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
  • 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 Stöver
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