Steford Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Steford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Steford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Steford (26) may also be a first name.

Steford Last Name Facts

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

Steford (Russian: Стефорд) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Steford.

How Common Is The Last Name Steford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Steford are found; 38 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 38 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname Steford is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia Steford is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 40 percent reside, Krasnodar Krai, where 20 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 20 percent reside. Barring Russia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Steford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Steford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Steford surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Steford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Steford in the Russian language
Стефордsteford-

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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
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  • 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 Steford
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