Steffens Surname
Approximately 36,776 people bear this surname
Steffens Surname Definition:
(English) Descendant of Steffen, a variant of Stephen (crown or garland).
Steffens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 21,856 | 1:3,683 | 403 |
| United States | 7,028 | 1:51,574 | 6,215 |
| Brazil | 3,823 | 1:55,996 | 2,120 |
| Netherlands | 1,086 | 1:15,550 | 2,354 |
| South Africa | 705 | 1:76,848 | 9,543 |
| Belgium | 375 | 1:30,658 | 4,959 |
| Australia | 354 | 1:76,259 | 8,927 |
| Denmark | 222 | 1:25,427 | 2,588 |
| Canada | 181 | 1:203,567 | 19,858 |
| Chile | 131 | 1:134,477 | 4,748 |
| Argentina | 125 | 1:341,947 | 26,875 |
| Colombia | 109 | 1:438,294 | 6,639 |
| New Zealand | 93 | 1:48,692 | 7,903 |
| England | 90 | 1:619,090 | 36,665 |
| Norway | 83 | 1:61,955 | 8,821 |
| France | 81 | 1:820,034 | 98,127 |
| Paraguay | 58 | 1:124,771 | 2,739 |
| Switzerland | 53 | 1:154,961 | 14,619 |
| Sweden | 48 | 1:205,141 | 14,201 |
| Spain | 39 | 1:1,198,770 | 41,125 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Poland | 15 | 1:2,533,917 | 108,409 |
| Liechtenstein | 9 | 1:4,264 | 487 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 764 | 1:65,731 | 7,156 |
Steffens (28) may also be a first name.
Steffens Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Descendant of Steffen, a variant of Stephen (crown or garland).
Steffens Demographics
Average Male Steffens Height
177.08 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Steffens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Steffens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Steffens (Russian: Стеффенс) is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Steffens? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 15,144th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 198,160 people. The last name Steffens occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Steffens are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Steffens is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 28 people.
The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 21,856 people, or 1 in 3,683. In Germany Steffens is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 65 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Brazil, where 10 percent reside.
Steffens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Steffens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Steffens surname grew 920 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Steffens Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Steffens surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.59% being registered with the party.
The amount Steffens earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.47% more than the national average, earning 396,150 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 105.23% more than the national average, earning R 487,716 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning $24,075,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.43% more than the national average, earning $45,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.57% less than the national average, earning $48,904 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steaffens | 94 | 41 | / |
| Stteffens | 94 | 14 | / |
| Steffense | 94 | 2 | / |
| Stefffens | 94 | 1 | / |
| Stepffens | 94 | 1 | / |
| Steeffens | 94 | 0 | / |
| Stefens | 93 | 483 | / |
| Steffns | 93 | 25 | / |
| Steaffenss | 89 | 2 | / |
| Steffins | 88 | 113 | / |
| Stoffens | 88 | 21 | / |
| Staffens | 88 | 9 | / |
| Sttefens | 88 | 7 | / |
| Steffenß | 88 | 6 | / |
| Steefens | 88 | 2 | / |
| Steffems | 88 | 1 | / |
| Steffenz | 88 | 1 | / |
| Stesfens | 88 | 1 | / |
| Steyfens | 88 | 0 | / |
| Stiffens | 88 | 0 | / |
| Stepfens | 88 | 0 | / |
| Stefns | 86 | 1 | / |
| Stefphens | 82 | 1 | / |
| Steaffems | 82 | 1 | / |
| Stifens | 80 | 4 | / |
| Styfens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stofens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stefins | 80 | 0 | / |
| Stephens | 75 | 256,260 | / |
| Staffins | 75 | 27 | / |
| Stifense | 75 | 1 | / |
| Stoffins | 75 | 1 | / |
| Stiffins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sthephens | 71 | 9 | / |
| Steaphens | 71 | 7 | / |
| Stephense | 71 | 7 | / |
| Stephensd | 71 | 6 | / |
| Stephenss | 71 | 6 | / |
| Stevphens | 71 | 5 | / |
| Stephenns | 71 | 4 | / |
| Steephens | 71 | 3 | / |
| Stehphens | 71 | 3 | / |
| Stifns | 71 | 3 | / |
| Steuphens | 71 | 2 | / |
| Stepheens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jstephens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stephesns | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stephns | 67 | 17 | / |
| Stafins | 67 | 1 | / |
Steffens Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Steffens in the Russian language | ||
| Стеффенс | steffens | - |
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