Would someone else's email address show on icloud backup?

My iphone was stolen 2 weeks ago, as soon as my replacment arrived I tried to restore my details from icloud. To my surprise, I found someone else's email address displayed asking for their password?
Would the case be (surmising only!) that this person has tried to log into itunes with their details to reset the iphone so then when I have tried to restore my new iphone it is displaying their last attempt or details in attempting to reset my stolen iphone?
I just dont undesrtand how their email is displayed on my icloud back up?

That Apple ID is associated with content on the iPhone. It's not itself a security threat.
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