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

The last name Steffenson is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Steffenson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 501,935th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 11,126,024 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Steffenson are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Steffenson is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Steffenson is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 579 people, or 1 in 626,009. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 26 percent are found, Washington, where 11 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Steffenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Steffenson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,703 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Steffenson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Steffenson last name are 7.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.03% registered to vote for 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
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  • 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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