Stefels Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Stefels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stefels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands861:196,36327,376
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Stefels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stefels is found most in The Netherlands. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Stefels.

How Common Is The Last Name Stefels? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,727,723rd most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Stefels are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Stefels is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 196,363. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 69 percent reside, Utrecht, where 13 percent reside and Flevoland, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Stefels Last Name Statistics demography

Stefels earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.46% more than the national average, earning $53,888 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steffels939/
Stoefels931/
Stoeffels8812/
Stofels863/
Stoffels8011,801/
Staffels803/
Steffles802/
Shtofels802/
Steifles800/
Steefles800/
Steffils800/
Stafelsh800/
Stofelles752/
Stoffells751/
Stöfelz7116/
Stoffls711/
Stoffelles711/
Stifles572/
Stafles571/
Stofles570/
Stoffles537/
Stiffles530/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Stefels
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