Steffenson Surname

501,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Steffenson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Steffenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5791:626,00950,526
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Steffenson (12) may also be a first name.

Steffenson Last Name Facts

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

Steffenson is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Steffenson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steffenson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 501,935th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,126,024 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Steffenson reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Steffenson is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held given name globally, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 579 people, or 1 in 626,009. In The United States Steffenson is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 26 percent reside, Washington, where 11 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States Steffenson occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Steffenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Steffenson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Steffenson last name expanded 1,703 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Steffenson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Steffenson surname are 7.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.03% being registered with the party.

The amount Steffenson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 34.93% more than the national average, earning R 320,640 per year; in United States they earn 0.61% less than the national average, earning $42,884 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.66% less than the national average, earning $40,907 CAD per year.

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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 Steffenson
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