Stefans Surname

627,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Stefans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stefans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:1,803,278118,231
South Africa1961:276,41727,312
Latvia211:97,62113,922
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England71:7,959,723202,100
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Stefáns (3) & Štefans (1) are calculated separately.

Stefans (533) may also be a first name.

Stefans Last Name Facts

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

Stefans (Marathi: तेफन्स, Russian: Стефанс) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Stefáns or Štefans. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stefans? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 627,290th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Stefans live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Stefans is also the 365,345th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 533 people.

Stefans is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 1,803,278. In The United States Stefans is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 27 percent reside, New York, where 14 percent reside and New Jersey, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 40 percent reside and Latvia, where 4 percent reside.

Stefans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stefans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stefans surname rose 20,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stefans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stefans surname are 6.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.57% registered with the party.

The amount Stefans earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.77% less than the national average, earning R 86,088 per year; in United States they earn 11.99% more than the national average, earning $48,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.36% less than the national average, earning $38,077 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stefans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stefans in the Marathi language
तेफन्सtephansa-
Stefans in the Russian language
Стефансstefans-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stefans
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