Stefanov Surname
Approximately 32,751 people bear this surname
Stefanov Surname User-submission:
Stephensson is a patronymic surname meaning 'son of Stephan'.
The name Stephan means 'crown', from Greek stephanos, meaning the same.
Stefanov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 25,421 | 1:275 | 34 |
| Russia | 1,555 | 1:92,684 | 11,512 |
| North Macedonia | 811 | 1:2,591 | 470 |
| Spain | 808 | 1:57,861 | 5,300 |
| Greece | 636 | 1:17,421 | 2,448 |
| Serbia | 601 | 1:11,888 | 1,419 |
| Ukraine | 544 | 1:83,681 | 11,963 |
| United States | 528 | 1:686,475 | 54,517 |
| Romania | 354 | 1:56,717 | 6,952 |
| Cyprus | 133 | 1:6,653 | 770 |
| Germany | 132 | 1:609,890 | 48,740 |
| England | 130 | 1:428,600 | 28,863 |
| Canada | 125 | 1:294,765 | 27,374 |
| Belarus | 88 | 1:107,967 | 16,183 |
| Latvia | 84 | 1:24,405 | 3,713 |
| Austria | 75 | 1:113,539 | 16,032 |
| Belgium | 56 | 1:205,297 | 26,724 |
| Croatia | 54 | 1:78,307 | 13,553 |
| Kazakhstan | 46 | 1:384,402 | 30,298 |
| Switzerland | 44 | 1:186,657 | 16,684 |
| Czechia | 43 | 1:247,290 | 33,576 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| Sweden | 40 | 1:246,169 | 17,052 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Slovenia | 36 | 1:69,102 | 9,774 |
| Slovakia | 32 | 1:166,764 | 29,092 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Finland | 19 | 1:289,300 | 21,660 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Moldova | 15 | 1:237,425 | 21,121 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Transnistria | 12 | 1:39,558 | 6,116 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Ireland | 7 | 1:672,706 | 15,999 |
| Montenegro | 6 | 1:106,594 | 4,599 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
The alternate forms: Štefanov (138), Ştefanov (13) & Stéfanov (1) are calculated separately.
Stefanov (475) may also be a first name.
Stefanov Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Stephensson is a patronymic surname meaning 'son of Stephan'.
The name Stephan means 'crown', from Greek stephanos, meaning the same.
- janiThis is a Bulgarian surname, meaning 'descendant of Stefan'.
Stefan means 'wreath'.
- deleted-173293Stefanov Demographics
Average Male Stefanov Height
176.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Stefanov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stefanov Come From? nationality or country of origin
Stefanov (Russian: Стефанов) is found most in Bulgaria. It can also be rendered as: Štefanov, Ştefanov or Stéfanov. Click here to see other potential spellings of Stefanov.
How Common Is The Last Name Stefanov? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 16,948th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 222,514 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Stefanov reside; 85 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Stefanov is also the 390,402nd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 475 people.
The last name is most common in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 25,421 people, or 1 in 275. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 19 percent are found, Varna Province, where 8 percent are found and Veliko Tarnovo Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Bulgaria this last name exists in 68 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 5 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 2 percent are found.
Stefanov Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Stefanov last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Stefanov last name are 0.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.92% registered with the political party.
The amount Stefanov earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.46% less than the national average, earning 275,262 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 377.1% more than the national average, earning R 1,133,760 per year; in United States they earn 14.61% more than the national average, earning $49,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.7% more than the national average, earning $54,500 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Štefanov | 96 | 138 | / |
| Ştefanov | 96 | 13 | / |
| Stéfanov | 96 | 1 | / |
| Stefanova | 94 | 32,273 | / |
| Shtefanov | 94 | 266 | / |
| Sztefanov | 94 | 8 | / |
| Stefanovh | 94 | 7 | / |
| Stefanovs | 94 | 3 | / |
| Shtefanova | 89 | 291 | / |
| Steffanova | 89 | 10 | / |
| Sztefanova | 89 | 1 | / |
| Stefanow | 88 | 225 | / |
| Stefanof | 88 | 41 | / |
| Stifanov | 88 | 32 | / |
| Stefonov | 88 | 10 | / |
| Stafanov | 88 | 9 | / |
| Stefanev | 88 | 3 | / |
| Stofanov | 88 | 2 | / |
| Stefanovová | 84 | 22 | / |
| Stefanovova | 84 | 3 | / |
| Stefanoff | 82 | 584 | / |
| Shtifanov | 82 | 72 | / |
| Stephanov | 82 | 44 | / |
| Stefonova | 82 | 27 | / |
| Shtyfanov | 82 | 14 | / |
| Stifanova | 82 | 13 | / |
| Ştefanova | 82 | 4 | / |
| Stefanowa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Stepfanow | 82 | 2 | / |
| Steffanof | 82 | 2 | / |
| Shtefonov | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shtifanova | 78 | 126 | / |
| Shtyfanova | 78 | 18 | / |
| Stephanova | 78 | 16 | / |
| Steffanoff | 78 | 10 | / |
| Stephanovs | 78 | 1 | / |
| Stefanów | 75 | 357 | / |
| Stifonov | 75 | 9 | / |
| Stafonov | 75 | 7 | / |
| Styfonov | 75 | 3 | / |
| Štefanovová | 74 | 34 | / |
| Shtifonov | 71 | 63 | / |
| Stephanow | 71 | 43 | / |
| Stifonova | 71 | 11 | / |
| Styfonova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shtyfonov | 71 | 2 | / |
| Stéfanoff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stephanoff | 67 | 270 | / |
| Shtifonova | 67 | 56 | / |
| Shtyfonova | 67 | 2 | / |
Stefanov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stefanov in the Russian language | ||
| Стефанов | stefanov | - |
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Footnotes
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