Staffan Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Staffan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Staffan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2031:1,785,512117,316
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Staffan (6,492) may also be a first name.

Staffan Last Name Facts

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

Staffan (Arabic: ستفان, Russian: Стаффан) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Staffan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Staffan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Staffan is the 1,022,958th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname Staffan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Staffan reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Staffan is also the 81,459th most commonly held given name on earth. It is borne by 6,492 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 1,785,512. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 47 percent are found, Illinois, where 15 percent are found and Michigan, where 12 percent are found. Barring The United States Staffan is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 16 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Staffan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Staffan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Staffan last name expanded 883 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Staffan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Staffan are 13.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.42% registered with the political party.

Staffan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning $43,777 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Staffane930/
Stafan9228/
Steffan868,185/
Stafane86206/
Staffon86150/
Stoffan86142/
Stéffan863/
Shtafan863/
Sthafan860/
Steffann80341/
Steffahn8029/
Staffone8026/
Shteffan807/
Stafhane801/
Sthafane801/
Steffain800/
Staffein800/
Stefan7767,353/
Stofan77424/
Stöfan7757/
Stafon774/
Štafan771/
Steffhaan7510/
Stafanova752/
Shtefan717,065/
Steefan71292/
Steffon7197/
Stefaan7129/
Stefhan7127/
Stefanì7115/
Steifan7113/
Staphan719/
Stepfan718/
Štoffan714/
Stefann714/
Sthefan713/
Stoffán712/
Sttefan712/
Stefahn712/
Stoffanova711/
Stefain711/
Stafone711/
Steafon711/
Stofank711/
Stoffon710/
Stteefan6788/
Shteifan6732/
Staphane6723/
Stefahan6710/
Steaphan674/
Stephaan672/
Stoffhausen671/
Steuffon671/
Stephfan671/
Shteyfan671/
D'Stefan671/
Stefphan670/
Stotfang670/

Staffan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Staffan in the Russian language
Стаффанstaffan-
Staffan in the Arabic language
ستفانstfan-

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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 Staffan
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