Stephanus Forename

23,755th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 36,848 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Stephanus Forename Definition:

A male name. Greek Στεφανάς from στέφανος ‘crown', a common Greek personal name, borne by the first christian martyr. Stephanus, Stefanus is found in England only as a monk’s name before the Norman Conquest, but became a common christian name soon after.

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Stephanus Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa
100%
28,1651:1,936307
Indonesia
100%
5,5271:46,6736,009
Namibia-2,1671:1,109227
Germany
100%
2001:483,3895,191
United States
100%
1741:2,083,54634,291
Nigeria
100%
761:2,336,37344,538
Belgium
100%
751:153,2014,290
England
100%
671:829,89414,802
Thailand
100%
611:1,148,62039,695
Suriname
100%
491:11,2822,027
DR Congo
100%
341:2,171,40051,388
Malaysia
92%
 
251:1,217,99840,661
Netherlands
100%
231:734,87314,886
Zimbabwe
100%
191:811,78030,897
Brazil
100%
191:11,275,587133,736
Botswana-161:136,52810,720
Australia-161:853,60110,910
Canada-111:3,012,12538,520
Cameroon
100%
111:1,964,59142,624
Singapore
100%
101:628,70512,270
Qatar
100%
101:236,96022,379
Sweden
100%
91:1,095,32321,139
Tanzania
100%
91:5,865,36930,875
United Arab Emirates-81:893,99927,106
France
100%
71:9,495,76330,047
Austria
100%
61:1,419,0348,656
India
100%
41:303,719,4932,628,057
Norway-41:1,283,08216,224
Taiwan-31:7,923,22799,341
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Italy
100%
31:20,354,03045,650
Scotland
100%
31:1,783,45514,297
Cambodia-31:5,424,44341,412
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Wales
100%
11:3,094,30916,222
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Estonia-11:1,315,3808,883
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Finland
100%
11:5,483,18325,487
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Afghanistan
100%
11:32,623,51666,536
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Palau-11:21,711239

Stephanus (3,728) may also be a surname.

Stephanus Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Greek Στεφανάς from στέφανος ‘crown', a common Greek personal name, borne by the first christian martyr. Stephanus, Stefanus is found in England only as a monk’s name before the Norman Conquest, but became a common christian name soon after. It occurs in Domesday Book. The surnames Stephen, Stephens, Steven, Stevens, Stephenson, Stevenson, Steveson, Steverson, Stinson, Stimson, Stimpson, Stenson, Steenson are derived from it. Stevyn was the usual Middle English form.

Stefanus Domesday Book 1086, Curia Regis Rolls 1196-1220. Stephanus Hundred Rolls 1273. Steuen Yorks Poll Tax of West Riding of Yorkshire 1379 1379. Steven Lincs 1450, Cocke Lorelle’s Bote c. 1515. Stevyn Lincs 1450, The Coventry Leet Book 1491, Promptorium Parvulorum 1440.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

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