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Family name Stoep (Stoop , Stupu , Stoep ) , around the world, is quite a common last name. The cognomen Stoep is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Netherlands, where it is quite a common surname, Belgium, and Switzerland. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Netherlands, Belgium, and South Africa. Much less frequently, Stoep is the forename as well as the last name.