Stafa Surname

103,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Stafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania3,2421:89989
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
South Africa2721:199,18321,377
Poland1861:204,34827,190
Greece1281:86,56114,651
North Macedonia751:28,0203,485
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
England211:2,653,24194,788
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Štafa (101) are calculated separately.

Stafa (43) may also be a first name.

Stafa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stafa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺘﻔﺎ, Hindi: स्तफा, Russian: Стафа) is found most in Albania. It can also occur in the variant forms: Štafa. Click here to see other possible spellings of Stafa.

How Common Is The Last Name Stafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 103,018th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,595,347 people. Stafa is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Stafa are found; 76 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 71 percent are found in Albano-Europe. It is also the 1,545,828th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 43 people.

The surname is most numerous in Albania, where it is carried by 3,242 people, or 1 in 899. In Albania Stafa is most prevalent in: Tirana County, where 41 percent are found, Durrës County, where 25 percent are found and Elbasan County, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Albania it is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 11 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Stafa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stafa surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stafa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.37% less than the national average, earning R 89,412 per year and in United States they earn 17.41% more than the national average, earning $50,663 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Štafa93101/
Staffa912,803/
Stafaj91348/
Staifa91309/
Sztafa91107/
Stafai9157/
Stafas915/
Sttafa912/
Stasfa911/
Steafa911/
Stafah911/
Stafat911/
Staffas83221/
Stafast8321/
Staffah831/
Stafaas831/
Staffad830/
Stauffa830/
Staffay830/
Stefa801,103/
Stofa80231/
Stafi80219/
Stafe8042/
Stafy8038/
Stafj801/
Stafo800/
Stafaith771/
Stashfai771/
Staffaid770/
Stafie732,097/
Staifi73409/
Staffe73395/
Stoffa73353/
Steffa73195/
Štaffa73127/
Stafos7387/
Stafij7363/
Shtefa7361/
Staffy7358/
Stafiy7356/
Shtofa7352/
Staffo7349/
Stafyi7349/
Stafei7339/
Staffi7332/
Staifo7322/
Stapha7321/
Stafii7320/
Stefaj7311/
Stofas739/
Steifa736/
Stafey735/
Stafer735/
Stoufa735/
Steafo733/
Stafes732/
Stefai732/
Steyfa732/
Steefa731/
Stafod731/
Stahfe731/
Stasfi731/
Staufe731/
Sttafi731/
Stowfa731/
Sztefa731/
Stayfi731/
Steadfast7110/
Staufer671,678/
Stapfer67802/
Stafiej67646/
Staffer67169/
Staffey67132/
Stafisz67125/
Sztafij6785/
Stofast6732/
Stajfer6730/
Staifer6721/
Shtofas6715/
Staffod679/
Stafiey677/
Staffed676/
Staifou675/
Steffay674/
Staffie674/
Stafish673/
Stafych672/
Stafedt671/
Shtefai671/
Staffes671/
Stafich671/
Stafotd671/
Staphas671/
Stauffe671/
Steifah671/
Staiffi671/
Staaffe670/
Stafist670/
Stawfer670/
Staafer670/
Stafett670/

Stafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stafa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﺘﻔﺎstfa-
Stafa in the Hindi language
स्तफाstapha75
स्ताफाstapha25
Stafa in the Russian language
Стафаstafa-

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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 Stafa
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