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

Stefov (Russian: Стефов) is more frequently found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Štefov. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stefov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,506,728th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Stefov is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Stefov are found; 85 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Stefov is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 26 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 142,427. In Bulgaria it is most frequent in: Yambol Province, where 27 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 16 percent reside and Sofia Province, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Bulgaria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 10 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent reside.

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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