Stefanson Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Stefanson Surname User-submission:

Stephensson is a patronymic surname meaning 'son of Stephan'.

The name Stephan means 'crown', from Greek stephanos, meaning the same.

Stefanson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2401:153,52315,602
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Austria121:709,62061,025
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Stefanson (11) may also be a first name.

Stefanson 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.

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Stefanson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stefanson (Russian: Стефансон) occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Stefanson.

How Common Is The Last Name Stefanson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 703,644th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. The last name Stefanson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Stefanson live; 78 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 153,523. In Canada Stefanson is primarily found in: Manitoba, where 45 percent live, British Columbia, where 21 percent live and Saskatchewan, where 14 percent live. Aside from Canada this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 6 percent live.

Stefanson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stefanson last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Stefanson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $43,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.86% more than the national average, earning $60,049 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stefanson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stefanson in the Russian language
Стефансонstefanson-

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