Stefferson Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Stefferson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stefferson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Stefferson (247) may also be a first name.

Stefferson Last Name Facts

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

Stefferson occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stefferson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Stefferson reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Stefferson is also the 567,531st most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 247 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 48 percent live, California, where 29 percent live and Arizona, where 19 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Stefferson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stefferson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stefferson last name increased 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stefferson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stefferson last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Stefferson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Stefferson
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis