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 Male Stef Height
173.22 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Stef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Stef (Russian: Стеф) is found most in Romania. It can occur in the variant forms: Ştef, Štef or Stéf. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Stef? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 101,297th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,564,187 people. The last name Stef is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Stef live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 73 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 36,678th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 20,839 people.
The last name is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 3,375 people, or 1 in 5,949. In Romania it is mostly found in: Bihor County, where 16 percent reside, Alba County, where 12 percent reside and Hunedoara County, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Romania this last name exists in 73 countries. It is also found in France, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Stef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Stef has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stef last name increased 19,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Stef Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Stef last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Stef surname are 17.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.1% registered to vote for 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.
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
- 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
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- 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 Stef
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