Steffenssen Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Steffenssen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Steffenssen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway521:98,89013,481
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Steffenssen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Steffenssen occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Steffenssen.

How Common Is The Last Name Steffenssen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,555,468th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Steffenssen live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Steffenssen is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 98,890. In Norway Steffenssen is most common in: Western Norway, where 96 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 4 percent live. Excluding Norway this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent live and Ireland, where 2 percent live.

Steffenssen Last Name Statistics demography

Steffenssen earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 26.26% more than the national average, earning 436,955 kr 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 Steffenssen
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