Stefanov Surname

16,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria25,4211:27534
Russia1,5551:92,68411,512
North Macedonia8111:2,591470
Spain8081:57,8615,300
Greece6361:17,4212,448
Serbia6011:11,8881,419
Ukraine5441:83,68111,963
United States5281:686,47554,517
Romania3541:56,7176,952
Cyprus1331:6,653770
Germany1321:609,89048,740
England1301:428,60028,863
Canada1251:294,76527,374
Belarus881:107,96716,183
Latvia841:24,4053,713
Austria751:113,53916,032
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Croatia541:78,30713,553
Kazakhstan461:384,40230,298
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Czechia431:247,29033,576
Australia421:642,75544,739
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Slovenia361:69,1029,774
Slovakia321:166,76429,092
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
France231:2,887,944200,772
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Finland191:289,30021,660
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Norway151:342,81932,589
Moldova151:237,42521,121
Denmark131:434,20928,556
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Transnistria121:39,5586,116
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ireland71:672,70615,999
Montenegro61:106,5944,599
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
China41:341,830,39216,990
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

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.

- jani

This is a Bulgarian surname, meaning 'descendant of Stefan'.

Stefan means 'wreath'.

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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

Stefanov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stefanov in the Russian language
Стефановstefanov-

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