Stefov Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Stefov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stefov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria491:142,4278,235
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Štefov (10) are calculated separately.

Stefov (26) may also be a first name.

Stefov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stefov (Russian: Стефов) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Štefov. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stefov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stefov is the 2,506,728th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Stefov live; 85 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Stefov is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 26 people.

Stefov is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 142,427. In Bulgaria Stefov is primarily concentrated in: Yambol Province, where 27 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 16 percent live and Sofia Province, where 10 percent live. Besides Bulgaria Stefov is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 10 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Štefov9410/
Stefova9263/
Shtefov921/
Shtefova862/
Stejfova862/
Steifova861/
Steffova861/
Stafov8326/
Stefow835/
Stifov833/
Stefoff7765/
Stefeev7714/
Stefowa777/
Shtofov771/
Stefouf771/
Staifova711/
Stafev6713/
Stefaw671/
Stefab671/
Stifof671/
Stafeev623,030/
Stifeev62157/
Styfeev6217/
Stafaev627/
Stofeev622/
Staffev622/
Stephev621/
Stofoff621/
Staffow620/

Stefov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stefov in the Russian language
Стефовstefov-

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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 Stefov
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