Stefansen Surname

457,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 739 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Stefansen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stefansen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark6071:9,299860
Norway621:82,94011,515
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Stefansen Last Name Facts

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

Stefansen is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stefansen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 457,658th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,861,361 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Stefansen are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most widely held in Denmark, where it is held by 607 people, or 1 in 9,299. In Denmark Stefansen is mostly concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 37 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 24 percent are found and North Denmark Region, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Denmark this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Stefansen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stefansen surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stefansen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.59% less than the national average, earning 330,210 kr per year and in United States they earn 32.69% less than the national average, earning $29,042 USD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stefansen
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