Stefanova Surname

17,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Stefanova Surname User-submission:

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

Stefan means 'wreath'.

Stefanova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria26,8791:26033
Russia1,5341:93,95211,668
North Macedonia9561:2,198396
Spain7961:58,7345,370
Ukraine6151:74,02110,612
Greece3851:28,7794,439
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
England1331:418,93328,433
Czechia941:113,12218,479
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Kazakhstan631:280,67523,957
Belarus591:161,03521,792
Canada581:635,26952,014
France351:1,897,792163,564
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Slovakia281:190,58832,093
Malta241:17,9281,021
Moldova211:169,58917,028
Austria201:425,77243,235
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Transnistria131:36,5155,752
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Denmark101:564,47234,222
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Norway61:857,04855,549
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Stefanová (393), Ştefanova (4) & Štefanova (3) are calculated separately.

Stefanova (62) may also be a first name.

Stefanova Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

Stefan means 'wreath'.

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Stefanova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stefanova (Russian: Стефанова) is found most frequently in Bulgaria. It can appear in the variant forms: Stefanová, Ştefanova or Štefanova. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stefanova? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 17,177th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 225,809 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Stefanova reside; 88 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Stefanova is also the 1,246,114th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 62 people.

This last name is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 26,879 people, or 1 in 260. In Bulgaria Stefanova is most numerous in: Sofia City Province, where 19 percent are found, Varna Province, where 8 percent are found and Sliven Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Bulgaria it exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 5 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 3 percent are found.

Stefanova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Stefanova last name is principally Orthodox (95%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (72%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Stefanova last name are 16.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.41% registered with the political party.

The amount Stefanova earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.14% more than the national average, earning $50,113 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.31% less than the national average, earning $42,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stefanová96393/
Ştefanova964/
Štefanova963/
Shtefanova95291/
Steffanova9510/
Sztefanova951/
Stefanov9432,751/
Stefanovova903/
Shtefanov89266/
Stefonova8927/
Stifanova8913/
Sztefanov898/
Stofanova897/
Stefanovh897/
Stefanowa894/
Stefanoba894/
Stefanovs893/
Stafanova892/
Stefenova891/
Shtifanova84126/
Steffanová8471/
Shtyfanova8418/
Stephanova8416/
Stoffanova841/
Stefanow82225/
Štefanov82138/
Stefanof8241/
Stifanov8232/
Ştefanov8213/
Stefonov8210/
Stéfanov821/
Stefan8067,353/
Stefanovová8022/
Stefanoff78584/
Shtifanov7872/
Stephanov7844/
Shtyfanov7814/
Stifonova7811/
Stafonova788/
Styfonova783/
Stepfanow782/
Steffanof782/
Shtefonov781/
Stafenova781/
Steffan758,185/
Shtefan757,065/
Stefane75672/
Steefan75292/
Stefant7533/
Stefaan7529/
Stefhan7527/
Stefanì7515/
Steifan7513/
Stepfan758/
Stefand756/
Stefann754/
Sthefan753/
Stefahn752/
Sttefan752/
Stefain751/
Stiefan751/
Sztefan751/
Shtifonova7456/
Šteffanová7419/
Stephanová7415/
Staffenova7411/
Steffanoff7410/
Steffenová743/
Shtyfonova742/
Stephanovs741/
Stefanów71357/
Steffann71341/
Stteefan7188/
Shtefane7152/
Shteifan7132/
Steffahn7129/
Steffane7126/
Stefanne7117/
Stefahan7110/
Sthefane719/
Stifonov719/
Shteffan717/
Steffand713/
Styfonov713/
Stefasen712/
Stefaine711/
D'Stefan711/
Shteyfan711/
Stephfan711/
Steffant711/
Stepfane711/
Steffain710/
Stefphan710/
Štefanovová7034/
Ştefan678,735/
Štefan672,529/
Stefán672,149/
Stifan67427/
Štofanová67140/
Stefon6780/
Shtifonov6763/
Stefashyn6744/
Stephanow6743/
Steffhaan6710/
Stefam676/
Stethfann673/
Shtyfonov672/
Ştafonova671/
Štafanová671/
Stéfan671/
Stéfanoff671/
Shtefanne671/
Stefań671/
Sttefanne671/
Steffanne671/
Steffasen670/

Stefanova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stefanova in the Russian language
Стефановаstefanova-

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