Steepson Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Steepson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Steepson Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Steepson Last Name Facts

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

Steepson has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Steepson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Steepson is the 8,193,072nd most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Steepson occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Steepson are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Steepson is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Steepson is mostly concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Steepson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Steepson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Steepson surname fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stepson9351/
Stephson88188/
Shtepson881/
Steaphson820/
Stevson8097/
Stepsen800/
Steevsan751/
Steivson750/
Steavson750/
Steaphesson740/
Stheyvson711/
Stopsen6748/
Stipsen6737/
Stobson678/
Stibson671/
Stivson671/
Stevsen670/
Stephsen635/
Stöbsand501/
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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 Steepson
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