Stefford Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Stefford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stefford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Stefford (25) may also be a first name.

Stefford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stefford (Russian: Стэффорд) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Stefford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stefford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Stefford live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 25 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa Stefford is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Russia, where 12 percent are found.

Stefford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stefford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stefford surname declined 47 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stefford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Stefford earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 40.49% more than the national average, earning R 333,864 per year and in United States they earn 14.26% more than the national average, earning $49,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stefford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stefford in the Russian language
Стэффордstefford-

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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 Stefford
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