Stepanova Surname

2,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Stepanova 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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Stepanova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia176,1941:81837
Ukraine14,7551:3,085265
Kazakhstan7,6801:2,302258
Belarus4,0821:2,328189
Latvia2,1021:97569
Turkmenistan9731:5,641529
Lithuania5911:5,135834
Kyrgyzstan5311:11,2482,072
Moldova4911:7,2531,175
Uzbekistan4901:63,1216,344
Transnistria4131:1,14998
Estonia2951:4,481419
United States2741:1,322,84392,374
Georgia1751:21,4033,798
Bulgaria1551:45,0253,211
Azerbaijan1371:70,4322,792
Spain1191:392,87421,594
Tajikistan891:94,2321,495
England851:655,50738,035
Germany811:993,89568,573
Armenia671:43,7342,244
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
Czechia551:193,33628,224
Finland521:105,70610,637
Canada501:736,91258,785
North Macedonia431:48,8715,276
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Greece241:461,65859,466
Abkhazia221:11,0391,417
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
France151:4,428,181244,602
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Norway111:467,48139,375
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Montenegro61:106,5944,599
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malta41:107,5681,849
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Ossetia11:53,4321,287
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

The alternate forms: Stepanová (94), Stěpanova (45), Stépanova (1), Stepánova (1), Stepānova (1), Štepanová (91), Štepánová (87), Štěpanová (35), Štépanová (1), Stěpánová (1), Štěpánová (3,330) & Štépánová (1) are calculated separately.

Stepanova (12) may also be a first name.

Stepanova 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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Stepanova Last Name Facts

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

Stepanova (Georgian: სტეფანოვა, Russian: Степанова) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Stepanová, Stěpanova, Stépanova, Stepánova, Stepānova, Štepanová, Štepánová, Štěpanová, Štépanová, Stěpánová, Štěpánová or Štépánová. Click here to see other potential spellings of Stepanova.

How Common Is The Last Name Stepanova? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,645th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 34,641 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Stepanova are found; 70 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 70 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Stepanova is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 176,194 people, or 1 in 818. In Russia Stepanova is primarily found in: Moscow, where 6 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 5 percent are found and Chuvash Republic, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia it occurs in 74 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 7 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found.

Stepanova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus, Orthodox (89%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (80%) in Kyrgyzstan, Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States Stepanova are 18.88% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 65.65% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stepanova earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 22.32% less than the national average, earning 268,845 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.32% less than the national average, earning $37,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.27% less than the national average, earning $38,620 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stepanová9694/
Stěpanova9645/
Stépanova961/
Stepánova961/
Stepānova961/
Stepanovas95131/
Stephanova9516/
Shtepanova956/
Stepanovaa954/
Stepannova954/
Stepaanova953/
Steapanova952/
Steppanova952/
Stepangova951/
Sttepanova951/
Stepanov94192,674/
Štepanová9391/
Stepanovova901/
Stepanovs891,571/
Stepanowa89140/
Stipanova8993/
Štepánová8987/
Stepenova8960/
Stapanova8953/
Stephanov8944/
Stypanova8937/
Štěpanová8935/
Stepanava8925/
Steponova8918/
Sztepanov897/
Stopanova896/
Stepaanov895/
Stepanoov894/
Steppanov892/
Sttepanov892/
Stepanovo892/
Stepannov891/
Shtepanov891/
Steapanov891/
Štépanová891/
Stěpánová891/
Štěpánová853,330/
Štépánová851/
Steppanová8426/
Stephanová8415/
Styopanova841/
Stepanovoy841/
Stephanovs841/
Stepanovoi841/
Stipanov82526/
Stepanow82325/
Stepanof8258/
Stypanov8238/
Steponov8236/
Stepanav8214/
Stěpanov824/
Stepan805,377/
Stepanovová805/
Stepanovoch801/
Stepanoff78435/
Stephanow7843/
Sztipanov7839/
Stiepanow7830/
Styopanov783/
Stepfanow782/
Stapenova782/
Stepānovs782/
Stephan7577,201/
Steppan751,139/
Shtepan75132/
Stepane7574/
Stiepan7550/
Sthepan7524/
Steepan7510/
Stepfan758/
Sztepan756/
Stepahn755/
Stehpan751/
Stepean751/
Stepant751/
Stephanoff74270/
Šteppanová742/
Stephane7119,804/
Stephant711,168/
Steephan71268/
Stephann71113/
Stepanów7142/
Stephayn7127/
Stephain7112/
Stephean7111/
Stepasin714/
Steaphan714/
Stetphan712/
Shtephan712/
Stephaan712/
Sttephan712/
Stepanck711/
Stephand711/
Stephang711/
Stipanof711/
Stiponov711/
Stipanow711/
Stepahan711/
Stepaşin711/
Stepfane711/
Stepphan710/
Stěpanovová703/
Stipan67779/
Štepan6788/
Stephaine6741/
Ştepan6737/
Stepán6734/
Stepon6725/
Stepashyn6724/
Stephanne6719/
Stypan6711/
Stopenová674/
Stiepanów674/
Stépanoff674/
Stépan673/
Stipanoff672/
Stephaane671/
Sdtephane671/
Sthephane671/
Stephasen670/

Stepanova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stepanova in the Georgian language
სტეფანოვაstepanova65.94
სტეპანოვაstepanova34.06
Stepanova in the Russian language
Степановаstepanova-

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