Stefer Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4341:185,49621,617
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Stefer (27) may also be a first name.

Stefer Last Name Facts

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

Stefer (Russian: Стэфер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stefer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 658,434th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,946,490 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Stefer reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Stefer is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held forename internationally, borne by 27 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 185,496. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 98 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent live and Bavaria, where 0 percent live. Beside Germany this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.

Stefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stefer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stefer surname decreased 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steffer92319/
Stiefer92265/
Steifer92188/
Stepfer92124/
Steufer9212/
Stoefer924/
Stefher923/
Stefier921/
Steefer920/
Stefe91114/
Steffert86190/
Stepffer8619/
Steffier8614/
Steiffer8611/
Stoepfer867/
Shteifer864/
Stefferd862/
Stoeffer862/
Steifert861/
Staeffer861/
Szteffer861/
Steuffer860/
Stieffer860/
Stehfert860/
Steaffer860/
Stofer831,523/
Steffe831,409/
Stefes83230/
Stefei83214/
Stöfer8379/
Stefea8310/
Stifer839/
Stiefe839/
Stefey838/
Stefie836/
Stafer835/
Steufe833/
Steefe832/
Stefee832/
Stefre831/
Stefet830/
Steife830/
Steiffert8023/
Steiffier801/
Steifferd800/
Steffes776,213/
Stoffer774,189/
Steffey772,959/
Stapfer77802/
Stopfer77793/
Steffee77414/
Staffer77169/
Steffie7788/
Stefess7751/
Stöpfer7748/
Stöffer7732/
Stajfer7730/
Staifer7721/
Shtofer7721/
Stepher7718/
Stiffer7713/
Stefirt7710/
Steffeu777/
Steefes775/
Steuffe773/
Stifert772/
Stefech772/
Stefiej772/
Steefey771/
Steffed771/
Steffej771/
Steffre771/
Štejfer771/
Stesfes771/
Stafier771/
Stuifer771/
Stepfes771/
Stepffe771/
Steiffe771/
Sztofer771/
Stheffe771/
Stowfer770/
Steifie770/
Stawfer770/
Staafer770/
Steffez770/
Stofeer770/
Steitferdt751/
Stefa731,103/
Štefe73392/
Stefi73276/
Stefy73204/
Stäfe7312/
Stife738/
Staffier71242/
Stehfest7170/
Stepherd7115/
Stapffer716/
Staffeur714/
Stowffer713/
Stavffer713/
Stesffes712/
Stepffes712/
Steffeys711/
Steffire711/
Sthaffer711/
Stawffer711/
Stayffer711/
Shtoffer711/
Shtaffer711/
Steaffey710/
Stiepher710/
Staaffer710/
Steiffes710/
Staafeer710/
Steiffey710/
Stovffer710/
Steffy672,370/
Steveh67470/
Styffe67252/
Steffa67195/
Stiffe6782/
Stephe6780/
Steffi6778/
Stefoi6775/
Shtefa6761/
Stefis6748/
Shtefy6735/
Stafir6730/
Stefio6727/
Steffé6722/
Steffè6717/
Stefaj6711/
Shtefi679/
Steifa676/
Stefii673/
Stejfa673/
Stefiy672/
Stefai672/
Steyfa672/
Steefa671/
Stesfy671/
Stifes671/
Steafa671/
Steifi671/
Ştefea671/
Stifei671/
Stiferová671/
Stefij671/
Sztefa671/
Sthefy671/
Styfes670/
Stechfest670/
Stepfy670/

Stefer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stefer in the Russian language
Стэферstefer-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stefer
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