Stefano Surname

43,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Stefano Surname User-submission:

This surname is of patronymic origin, the first person to bear the surname took it from his father's personal name Stefan.

Stefano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3,3341:18,3433,148
Tanzania2,1731:24,3632,992
United States2,0391:177,76317,808
Brazil1,0601:201,9577,763
Argentina7651:55,8744,724
DR Congo4721:156,52516,251
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
Indonesia2811:470,63838,844
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Canada1071:344,35131,229
France1061:626,62982,018
England1031:540,95233,556
South Africa991:547,25043,124
Australia951:284,16525,304
Belgium791:145,52720,575
Switzerland611:134,63813,235
Uruguay611:56,2586,129
Zimbabwe581:266,17728,032
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Lebanon541:104,3906,105
Peru531:599,70015,316
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Israel121:713,13647,700
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
San Marino11:33,214932
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Stefàno (34), Stéfano (30), Štefano (3) & Stefáno (1) are calculated separately.

Stefano (450,957) may also be a first name.

Stefano Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of patronymic origin, the first person to bear the surname took it from his father's personal name Stefan.

- adistefano1

Stefano Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Stefano Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Stefano (Arabic: استفانو, Russian: Стефано) occurs in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Stefàno, Stéfano, Štefano or Stefáno. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stefano? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stefano is the 43,032nd most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 602,426 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 34 percent of Stefano reside; 28 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 28 percent reside in Italic Europe. Stefano is also the 2,261st most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 450,957 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 3,334 people, or 1 in 18,343. In Italy Stefano is primarily found in: Apulia, where 37 percent live, Lazio, where 12 percent live and Abruzzo, where 7 percent live. Barring Italy this last name exists in 91 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Stefano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stefano has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stefano last name increased 12,744 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 5,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stefano Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Stefano surname is chiefly Greek Orthodox (95%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Stefano surname are 2.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.32% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stefano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning €31,606 per year; in Peru they earn 8.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,952 per year; in South Africa they earn 69.47% more than the national average, earning R 402,732 per year; in United States they earn 12.3% more than the national average, earning $48,456 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.18% more than the national average, earning $52,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stefano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stefano in the Russian language
Стефаноstefano-
Stefano in the Arabic language
استفانوastfanw-
استيفانوastyfanw-
ستفانوstfanw-
ستيفانوstyfanw-

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