Steef Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Sweden

Steef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Steef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Steef (1,904) may also be a first name.

Steef Last Name Facts

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

Steef is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steef? popularity and diffusion

The last name Steef is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 40 percent of Steef are found; 40 percent are found in North Africa and 40 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 174,186th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 1,904 people.

The last name Steef is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 22,983,938. Outside of Egypt this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 40 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Steef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Steef has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Steef surname decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steeff913/
Steefe912/
Steefs910/
Stef894,659/
Stief805,072/
Steeb802,612/
Steff801,357/
Steif80941/
Steev80932/
Stefe80114/
Stoef80111/
Stuef8045/
Stepf8038/
Stefs808/
Shtef806/
Steaf802/
Steuf802/
Steew801/
Sthef801/
Stejf801/
Steft801/
Staef801/
Steffe731,409/
Stieff73295/
Steiff73260/
Steiof73113/
Stoeff7392/
Stephe7380/
Shteeb7375/
Shteif7315/
Shteff7310/
Steuff737/
Shteew736/
Stheew736/
Steffs734/
Stoief734/
Stueff733/
Steufe733/
Steffå732/
Steevs732/
Stoyef732/
Shtief731/
Steeph731/
Steeaw731/
Steeww731/
Steifs730/
Staeff730/
Stefth730/
Steife730/
Ştef67535/
Styf67486/
Stew67394/
Stev67393/
Stif67173/
Steioff67104/
Steb6765/
Stefova6763/
Staheev6725/
Steiauf6720/
Stoyeff6715/
Štef677/
Stefowa677/
Stoieff675/
Stéf674/
Steuffe673/
Stheiff672/
Ztef671/
Steiffe671/
Stjf671/
Steufft671/
Stheffe671/
Stefová671/
Stepffe671/
Steiffs670/

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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 Steef
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