Stef Surname

101,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Stef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3,3751:5,949796
France5251:126,51919,275
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
Russia1301:1,108,63983,013
Greece661:167,87627,244
Canada491:751,95159,756
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
England171:3,277,533109,658
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Serbia51:1,428,99029,746
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
China31:455,773,85521,925
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Ştef (535), Štef (7) & Stéf (4) are calculated separately.

Stef (20,839) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ştef92535/
Štef927/
Stéf924/
Stief895,072/
Steff891,357/
Steif89941/
Stefe89114/
Stepf8938/
Steef8910/
Stefs898/
Shtef896/
Steaf892/
Steuf892/
Steft891/
Stejf891/
Sthef891/
Steffe801,409/
Stieff80295/
Steiff80260/
Shteif8015/
Shteff8010/
Steuff807/
Steffs804/
Steeff803/
Steffå802/
Steefe802/
Shtief801/
Steifs800/
Stefth800/
Steife800/
Steefs800/
Styf75486/
Stew75394/
Stev75393/
Stif75173/
Steb7565/
Ztef751/
Stjf751/
Stefova7363/
Stefowa737/
Stheiff732/
Stefová731/
Stheffe731/
Steiffe731/
Stepffe731/
Steiffs730/
Stiff675,379/
Steib673,399/
Steeb672,612/
Stift671,028/
Steev67932/
Steph67899/
Steva67450/
Stijf67281/
Staif6743/
Styff6726/
Steifová6725/
Stoif6724/
Šteif6723/
Steab6721/
Stuyf6713/
Stäfe6712/
Stife678/
Shtyf678/
Stiev675/
Stuif674/
Styfs673/
Steiw672/
Stejfova672/
Stevs672/
Shtefova672/
Stiew672/
Steav672/
Steiv672/
Stifs671/
Steffova671/
Styfp671/
Steew671/
Stews671/
Stevd671/
Şteff671/
Shtew671/
Steifova671/
Chtef671/

Stef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stef in the Russian language
Стефstef-

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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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