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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 also be found as: Ştef, Štef or Stéf. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stef? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 101,297^th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,564,187 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Stef are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 73 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Stef is also the 36,678^th most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 20,839 people.

It is most frequent in Romania, where it is carried by 3,375 people, or 1 in 5,949. In Romania Stef is primarily found in: Bihor County, where 16 percent reside, Alba County, where 12 percent reside and Hunedoara County, where 11 percent reside. Other than Romania this surname exists in 73 countries. It also occurs in France, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Stef Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Stef has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stef surname expanded 19,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stef Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Stef last name are 17.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.1% registered with the political 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.