Stec Surname

35,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Stec Surname Definition:

(Ukranian) Descendant of Stecko, a pet form of Stepan (crown or garland).

Stec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland10,2241:3,718388
United States2,9101:124,55613,235
Canada3631:101,50311,010
France2231:297,86045,546
England2061:270,47621,309
Brazil1951:1,097,81738,391
Germany1141:706,18853,880
Czechia981:108,50517,820
Argentina541:791,54552,685
Austria331:258,04330,255
Israel311:276,05324,632
Australia281:964,13257,058
Slovakia271:197,64632,915
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Norway211:244,87126,357
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Cambodia81:1,935,8937,100
Scotland81:669,22723,443
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Finland61:916,11741,832
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Panama51:782,45211,059
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Monaco11:37,0664,748

The alternate forms: Steć (2,366), Štec (359), Sťec (1) & Štéc (2) are calculated separately.

Stec (17) may also be a first name.

Stec Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ukranian) Descendant of Stecko, a pet form of Stepan (crown or garland).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Stec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stec is more frequently found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Steć, Štec, Sťec or Štéc. For other potential spellings of Stec click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stec? popularity and diffusion

Stec is the 35,833rd most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 495,011 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Stec are found; 70 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 70 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Stec is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 17 people.

Stec is most frequent in Poland, where it is borne by 10,224 people, or 1 in 3,718. Apart from Poland this last name occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Stec Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Stec last name are 1.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.51% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stec earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.22% less than the national average, earning 244,959 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 90.36% less than the national average, earning R 22,908 per year; in United States they earn 11.15% more than the national average, earning $47,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $51,467 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steć922,366/
Štec92359/
Sťec921/
Steck8912,982/
Stech892,689/
Stecz89598/
Steic89125/
Sztec8943/
Steci8910/
Stecs898/
Steac892/
Stiec891/
Stejc891/
Stekc891/
Sstec891/
Stect890/
Štéc832/
Steuck801,504/
Steich80215/
Steach80166/
Stecks80143/
Stetch8060/
Stesch8058/
Steici8047/
Steche8036/
Steeck8034/
Steech8032/
Stecke8020/
Steick8014/
Sztech8014/
Steckx8011/
Steych809/
Steack804/
Stteck801/
Zstech801/
Stieck801/
Stheck801/
Steg751,428/
Stek751,122/
Stes75297/
Styc7588/
Stic7577/
Stez7536/
Steś756/
Stej755/
Stex752/
Steq751/
Steicke73151/
Stecová7385/
Steiche7366/
Stiesch7366/
Stedcke7322/
Stecova7314/
Steechs736/
Stetsch735/
Steatch731/
Steetch731/
Steisch731/
Steugck731/
Schteck731/
Stheici731/
Stich6710,260/
Stets677,120/
Steeg673,344/
Stieg672,282/
Stick671,976/
Stetz671,633/
Sterz671,397/
Steig67857/
Stici67579/
Stych67557/
Steis67389/
Stekh67367/
Stees67362/
Stegh67327/
Stike67321/
Štech67266/
Styck67222/
Steik67209/
Staic67168/
Stoic67157/
Steek67120/
Steuk67120/
Steiz67110/
Steaj6790/
Stycz6775/
Stegg6774/
Stäck6773/
Shtek6772/
Sztyc6759/
Sticz6758/
Stecková6758/
Stegk6756/
Stegt6755/
Stojc6748/
Steez6730/
Sztej6730/
Steij6727/
Sztek6724/
Steak6720/
Stiek6718/
Stäke6717/
Steke6714/
Steas6712/
Stekk6712/
Stiez6711/
Stegø6711/
Stegs6710/
Štecz6710/
Stesh677/
Steckova676/
Stezh674/
Stegå674/
Stexå674/
Steds672/
Stesk672/
Shteg672/
Zstic671/
Ztech671/
Shtes671/
Steichts671/
Sticq671/
Štezc671/
Stetk671/
Steyk671/
Stioc671/
Stics671/
Steić671/
Stejk671/
Steczová671/
Stedz671/
Sttes671/
Jstex671/
Sxtic671/
Stejh671/
Steag670/
Sticp670/

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