Stefansson Surname

246,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Iceland

Stefansson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stefansson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden8481:11,6121,018
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Denmark1511:37,3823,890
Iceland1331:2,858413
Canada871:423,51337,101
Norway771:66,7839,424
Luxembourg331:17,5923,875
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Faroe Islands31:16,3331,308
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Stefánsson (2,123) are calculated separately.

Stefansson Last Name Facts

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

Stefansson is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Stefánsson. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stefansson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 246,025th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,506,831 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Stefansson live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in Scandinavia.

Stefansson is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is held by 848 people, or 1 in 11,612. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 18 percent are found, Skåne County, where 17 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent are found. Other than Sweden it exists in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Denmark, where 9 percent are found.

Stefansson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stefansson surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stefansson earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.48% more than the national average, earning 358,123 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $44,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.02% less than the national average, earning $44,206 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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