Steffensen Surname
Approximately 9,195 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 4,710 | 1:1,198 | 70 |
| Norway | 1,557 | 1:3,303 | 297 |
| United States | 1,475 | 1:245,735 | 23,414 |
| Germany | 438 | 1:183,802 | 21,451 |
| Canada | 301 | 1:122,411 | 12,833 |
| Australia | 228 | 1:118,402 | 13,082 |
| Sweden | 165 | 1:59,677 | 4,579 |
| New Zealand | 95 | 1:47,667 | 7,746 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Iceland | 20 | 1:19,004 | 1,557 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Greenland | 11 | 1:5,125 | 525 |
| Faroe Islands | 5 | 1:9,800 | 861 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
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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Steffensen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Steffensen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Steffensen (Russian: Стеффенсен) is most common in Denmark. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Steffensen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Steffensen is the 55,256th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 792,555 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Steffensen live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Steffensen is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is carried by 4,710 people, or 1 in 1,198. In Denmark Steffensen 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. Outside of Denmark Steffensen exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.
Steffensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Steffensen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Steffensen surname expanded 21,071 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Steffensen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Steffensen last name are 17.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steffenssen | 95 | 57 | / |
| Stefensen | 95 | 26 | / |
| Steffensend | 95 | 1 | / |
| Steffenson | 90 | 655 | / |
| Staffensen | 90 | 65 | / |
| Stepfensen | 90 | 1 | / |
| Stesfensen | 90 | 1 | / |
| Steffensson | 86 | 16 | / |
| Stefphensen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Stefenson | 84 | 79 | / |
| Stefensan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Stephensen | 80 | 1,380 | / |
| Staffenson | 80 | 35 | / |
| Sthefenson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stefienson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Stiffinsen | 80 | 0 | / |
| Stoffenson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Steifensand | 76 | 21 | / |
| Stefnsson | 74 | 65 | / |
| Stephensn | 74 | 5 | / |
| Stifensan | 74 | 4 | / |
| Stafenson | 74 | 1 | / |
| Stephnsen | 74 | 0 | / |
| Stefinson | 74 | 0 | / |
| Stephenson | 70 | 130,443 | / |
| Stephensin | 70 | 3 | / |
| Stephensan | 70 | 2 | / |
| Stephensson | 67 | 10 | / |
| Steephenson | 67 | 7 | / |
| Stephennson | 67 | 3 | / |
| Stevphenson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Stefynshyna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stephension | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stephensont | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stgephenson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stephensone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Steaphenson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Stephienson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Stephensond | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sthephenson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Stephensonne | 64 | 1 | / |
| Stephnson | 63 | 15 | / |
| Stifinsan | 63 | 3 | / |
| Stephinson | 60 | 52 | / |
| Stiphenson | 60 | 6 | / |
| Staphenson | 60 | 2 | / |
| Stephenzon | 60 | 1 | / |
| Stiphensan | 60 | 1 | / |
| Stephemson | 50 | 1 | / |
Steffensen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Steffensen in the Russian language | ||
| Стеффенсен | steffensen | - |
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