Stef Surname
Approximately 4,659 people bear this surname
Stef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 3,375 | 1:5,949 | 796 |
| France | 525 | 1:126,519 | 19,275 |
| United States | 190 | 1:1,907,679 | 123,720 |
| Russia | 130 | 1:1,108,639 | 83,013 |
| Greece | 66 | 1:167,876 | 27,244 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Serbia | 5 | 1:1,428,990 | 29,746 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Ştef (535), Štef (7) & Stéf (4) are calculated separately.
Stef (20,839) may also be a first name.
Stef Demographics
Average Stef Salary in
United States
$49,763 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Stef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Stef (Russian: Стеф) occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Ştef, Štef or Stéf. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Stef? popularity and diffusion
The surname Stef is the 101,297th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,564,187 people. The surname Stef is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Stef reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Stef is also the 36,678th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 20,839 people.
The last name is most frequent in Romania, where it is borne by 3,375 people, or 1 in 5,949. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Bihor County, where 16 percent are found, Alba County, where 12 percent are found and Hunedoara County, where 11 percent are found. Other than Romania it is found in 73 countries. It is also common in France, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Stef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Stef has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stef surname grew 19,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Stef Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Stef last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States Stef are 17.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.1% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Stef earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.33% more than the national average, earning $49,763 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.23% less than the national average, earning $49,074 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ştef | 92 | 535 | / |
| Štef | 92 | 7 | / |
| Stéf | 92 | 4 | / |
| Stief | 89 | 5,072 | / |
| Steff | 89 | 1,357 | / |
| Steif | 89 | 941 | / |
| Stefe | 89 | 114 | / |
| Stepf | 89 | 38 | / |
| Steef | 89 | 10 | / |
| Stefs | 89 | 8 | / |
| Shtef | 89 | 6 | / |
| Steaf | 89 | 2 | / |
| Steuf | 89 | 2 | / |
| Steft | 89 | 1 | / |
| Stejf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sthef | 89 | 1 | / |
| Steffe | 80 | 1,409 | / |
| Stieff | 80 | 295 | / |
| Steiff | 80 | 260 | / |
| Shteif | 80 | 15 | / |
| Shteff | 80 | 10 | / |
| Steuff | 80 | 7 | / |
| Steffs | 80 | 4 | / |
| Steeff | 80 | 3 | / |
| Steffå | 80 | 2 | / |
| Steefe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shtief | 80 | 1 | / |
| Steifs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Stefth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Steife | 80 | 0 | / |
| Steefs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Styf | 75 | 486 | / |
| Stew | 75 | 394 | / |
| Stev | 75 | 393 | / |
| Stif | 75 | 173 | / |
| Steb | 75 | 65 | / |
| Ztef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Stjf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Stefova | 73 | 63 | / |
| Stefowa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Stheiff | 73 | 2 | / |
| Stefová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Stheffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Steiffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Stepffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Steiffs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Stiff | 67 | 5,379 | / |
| Steib | 67 | 3,399 | / |
| Steeb | 67 | 2,612 | / |
| Stift | 67 | 1,028 | / |
| Steev | 67 | 932 | / |
| Steph | 67 | 899 | / |
| Steva | 67 | 450 | / |
| Stijf | 67 | 281 | / |
| Staif | 67 | 43 | / |
| Styff | 67 | 26 | / |
| Steifová | 67 | 25 | / |
| Stoif | 67 | 24 | / |
| Šteif | 67 | 23 | / |
| Steab | 67 | 21 | / |
| Stuyf | 67 | 13 | / |
| Stäfe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Stife | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shtyf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Stiev | 67 | 5 | / |
| Stuif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Styfs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Steiw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Stejfova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Stevs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shtefova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Stiew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Steav | 67 | 2 | / |
| Steiv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Stifs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Steffova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Styfp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Steew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stews | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stevd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Şteff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shtew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Steifova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chtef | 67 | 1 | / |
Stef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stef in the Russian language | ||
| Стеф | stef | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stef
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