Stepanov Surname

2,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Stepanov Surname User-submission:

Stepanova/Stepanov is one of the most common last names in Russia. The surname has its origin in the canonical male name, Stephen, which dates back to the ancient Greek, Stefane, which literally means 'crowned'. This name was popular not only among the Slavs but in the whole of Europe, where it occurs in the forms of: Etienne, Esteban, Istvan, Stephen.

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Stepanov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia161,5341:89245
Ukraine12,1491:3,747337
Kazakhstan8,3811:2,110227
Belarus4,2031:2,261177
Moldova5861:6,077938
Transnistria5631:84356
Israel5061:16,9122,535
Serbia4931:14,4931,725
Uzbekistan4791:64,5706,350
Estonia4561:2,899199
United States4461:812,68862,481
Georgia4031:9,2942,070
Kyrgyzstan3911:15,2752,785
Lithuania2291:13,2512,433
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Bulgaria1541:45,3183,224
Germany1531:526,17944,202
Romania1451:138,46814,909
Azerbaijan1211:79,7453,024
Turkmenistan1201:45,743871
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Tajikistan861:97,5201,501
Spain641:730,50131,369
North Macedonia561:37,5264,342
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Armenia531:55,2862,586
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Finland421:130,87412,452
France401:1,660,568152,033
Austria381:224,09027,245
Portugal381:274,16410,086
England351:1,591,94567,242
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Bosnia and Herzegovina221:160,74610,291
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Slovenia181:138,20413,237
South Ossetia131:4,110634
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Norway111:467,48139,375
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Abkhazia51:48,5732,868
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Macau11:601,6301,582
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

The alternate forms: Stěpanov (4) are calculated separately.

Stepanov (74) may also be a first name.

Stepanov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Stepanova/Stepanov is one of the most common last names in Russia. The surname has its origin in the canonical male name, Stephen, which dates back to the ancient Greek, Stefane, which literally means 'crowned'. This name was popular not only among the Slavs but in the whole of Europe, where it occurs in the forms of: Etienne, Esteban, Istvan, Stephen. As for the ancient Russian language sound, [f], was not common, so the name took the form of Stepan and in that form became the basis for many surnames: Stepanchikov, Stepanovich, Stepic, Stepulev, Stepurin, Stepykin, Stepynin, Stepyrev and others. In the process of the formation of surnames the descendants of a person with the name Stepan eventually got last name Stepanov(a).

Sources: Ganzhina I.M. :"Dictionary of modern Russian surnames." Vedin T.F.: "Encyclopedia of Russian surnames. Mysteries of the origin and significance."

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Stepanov Last Name Facts

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

Stepanov (Georgian: სტეფანოვი, Russian: Степанов) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Stěpanov. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stepanov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stepanov is the 2,919th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 37,823 people. The last name Stepanov occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Stepanov are found; 71 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 69 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Stepanov is also the 1,125,792nd most numerous first name globally, borne by 74 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 161,534 people, or 1 in 892. In Russia Stepanov is most frequent in: Chuvash Republic, where 6 percent reside, Moscow, where 6 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Beside Russia this surname is found in 81 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 6 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside.

Stepanov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus, Orthodox (87%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those bearing the Stepanov surname are 8.33% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 55.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stepanov earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 20.85% less than the national average, earning 273,920 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning $43,971 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.54% more than the national average, earning $52,934 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stepanov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stepanov in the Georgian language
სტეფანოვიstepanovi83.56
სტეპანოვიstepanovi12.05
სტეპანოვstepanov3.01
სტეფანოვstepanov1.37
Stepanov in the Russian language
Степановstepanov-

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