Steffensen Surname

55,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Steffensen Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'son of Steffen'. In the past, Danish surnames were patronymic and ended in -sen. Those who bare this surname are descendants of a man named Steffen whose children took his name as a surname.

Steffensen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark4,7101:1,19870
Norway1,5571:3,303297
United States1,4751:245,73523,414
Germany4381:183,80221,451
Canada3011:122,41112,833
Australia2281:118,40213,082
Sweden1651:59,6774,579
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
England241:2,321,58686,519
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Iceland201:19,0041,557
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Greenland111:5,125525
Faroe Islands51:9,800861
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Steffensen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of Steffen'. In the past, Danish surnames were patronymic and ended in -sen. Those who bare this surname are descendants of a man named Steffen whose children took his name as a surname.

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DNA test information
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Steffensen Demographics

Average Steffensen Salary in
United States

$45,341 USD

Per year
Rank:
567,713 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000427968
Rank: 22,448 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
105.08%
Sample size: 805 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Steffensen Last Name Facts

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

Steffensen (Russian: Стеффенсен) is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Steffensen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 55,256th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 792,555 people. The last name Steffensen is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Steffensen live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Steffensen is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is carried by 4,710 people, or 1 in 1,198. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Central Denmark Region, where 28 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 23 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 19 percent live. Besides Denmark it is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Steffensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Steffensen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 21,071 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Steffensen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Steffensen are 17.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Steffensen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.88% less than the national average, earning 332,659 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.68% less than the national average, earning R 231,264 per year; in United States they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning $45,341 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning $51,244 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steffenssen9557/
Stefensen9526/
Steffensend951/
Steffenson90655/
Staffensen9065/
Stepfensen901/
Stesfensen901/
Steffensson8616/
Stefphensen861/
Stefenson8479/
Stefensan841/
Stephensen801,380/
Staffenson8035/
Sthefenson801/
Stefienson800/
Stiffinsen800/
Stoffenson800/
Steifensand7621/
Stefnsson7465/
Stephensn745/
Stifensan744/
Stafenson741/
Stephnsen740/
Stefinson740/
Stephenson70130,443/
Stephensin703/
Stephensan702/
Stephensson6710/
Steephenson677/
Stephennson673/
Stevphenson672/
Stefynshyna671/
Stephension671/
Stephensont671/
Stgephenson671/
Stephensone671/
Steaphenson670/
Stephienson670/
Stephensond670/
Sthephenson670/
Stephensonne641/
Stephnson6315/
Stifinsan633/
Stephinson6052/
Stiphenson606/
Staphenson602/
Stephenzon601/
Stiphensan601/
Stephemson501/
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Steffensen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Steffensen in the Russian language
Стеффенсенsteffensen-

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