Stefan Surname
Approximately 67,353 people bear this surname
Stefan Surname Definition:
(Polish) Descendant of Stefan (crown or garland).
Stefan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 46,411 | 1:433 | 39 |
| Germany | 4,618 | 1:17,433 | 2,290 |
| United States | 3,692 | 1:98,174 | 10,927 |
| Spain | 2,292 | 1:20,398 | 2,241 |
| Poland | 1,719 | 1:22,111 | 3,346 |
| Austria | 1,625 | 1:5,240 | 599 |
| Italy | 1,058 | 1:57,804 | 10,352 |
| Canada | 857 | 1:42,994 | 5,332 |
| Brazil | 552 | 1:387,816 | 14,804 |
| France | 509 | 1:130,497 | 19,934 |
| Iran | 395 | 1:194,386 | 15,821 |
| Moldova | 373 | 1:9,548 | 1,615 |
| Argentina | 332 | 1:128,745 | 10,907 |
| Dominican Republic | 316 | 1:33,016 | 1,894 |
| Czechia | 307 | 1:34,637 | 5,678 |
| England | 286 | 1:194,818 | 17,152 |
| Belgium | 183 | 1:62,823 | 10,104 |
| Indonesia | 159 | 1:831,756 | 62,946 |
| Greece | 143 | 1:77,481 | 13,045 |
| Sweden | 142 | 1:69,343 | 5,253 |
| Australia | 134 | 1:201,460 | 19,724 |
| Serbia | 131 | 1:54,542 | 5,197 |
| Switzerland | 108 | 1:76,046 | 8,868 |
| Thailand | 87 | 1:811,935 | 130,701 |
| Uruguay | 84 | 1:40,854 | 4,668 |
| Netherlands | 80 | 1:211,090 | 28,733 |
| Denmark | 59 | 1:95,673 | 9,081 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Israel | 39 | 1:219,427 | 20,804 |
| Ukraine | 37 | 1:1,230,343 | 106,187 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Slovakia | 36 | 1:148,235 | 26,596 |
| Hungary | 32 | 1:306,759 | 23,012 |
| Croatia | 31 | 1:136,407 | 19,258 |
| Pakistan | 30 | 1:5,954,796 | 35,971 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Honduras | 27 | 1:326,535 | 2,797 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Finland | 17 | 1:323,335 | 23,349 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Albania | 12 | 1:242,838 | 14,515 |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 1:581,575 | 24,486 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
The alternate forms: Ştefan (8,735), Štefan (2,529), Stefán (2,149), Stéfan (1), Stefań (1) & Stéfán (28) are calculated separately.
Stefan (1,006,637) may also be a first name.
Stefan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Polish) Descendant of Stefan (crown or garland).
Stefan Demographics
Average Male Stefan Height
176.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Stefan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stefan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Stefan (Arabic: شتيفان, Hindi: स्टेफन, Marathi: टेफन, Oriya: ତପନ୍, Russian: Стефан) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Ştefan, Štefan, Stefán, Stéfan, Stefań or Stéfán. For other potential spellings of Stefan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Stefan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Stefan is the 8,464th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 108,199 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Stefan reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 69 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 886th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 1,006,637 people.
It is most common in Romania, where it is borne by 46,411 people, or 1 in 433. In Romania Stefan is most frequent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 15 percent are found, Prahova County, where 6 percent are found and Dâmbovița County, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Romania Stefan occurs in 103 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Stefan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Stefan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stefan surname increased 9,716 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 14,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Stefan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Stefan surname are 9.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.95% registered with the political party.
The amount Stefan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.55% less than the national average, earning €6,741 per year; in South Africa they earn 341.22% more than the national average, earning R 1,048,510 per year; in United States they earn 10.08% more than the national average, earning $47,499 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.21% more than the national average, earning $55,253 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Stefan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stefan in the Oriya language | ||
| ତପନ୍ | tapan | - |
| Stefan in the Hindi language | ||
| स्टेफन | stephana | 90.91 |
| स्टीफन | stiphana | 9.09 |
| Stefan in the Marathi language | ||
| टेफन | tephana | 56.52 |
| तेफान | tephana | 21.74 |
| टेफान | tephana | 17.39 |
| तेफन | tephana | 4.35 |
| Stefan in the Russian language | ||
| Стефан | stefan | - |
| Stefan in the Arabic language | ||
| شتيفان | shtyfan | - |
| شتفان | shtfan | - |
| سطفان | stfan | - |
| ستيفان | styfan | - |
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