Stepans Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Stepans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stepans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia701:29,2864,492
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Stepāns (1) are calculated separately.

Stepans (1,531) may also be a first name.

Stepans Last Name Facts

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

Stepans (Marathi: टेपन्स, Russian: Степанс) occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Stepāns. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stepans? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,871,545th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Stepans occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Stepans reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in Baltic Europe. It is also the 198,268th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 1,531 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 29,286. In Latvia Stepans is most common in: Latgale, where 79 percent reside, Semigallia, where 7 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 6 percent reside. Beside Latvia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.

Stepans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stepans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stepans surname grew 108 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stepans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Stepans are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Stepans earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.99% more than the national average, earning $69,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stepans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stepans in the Marathi language
टेपन्सtepansa-
Stepans in the Russian language
Степансstepans-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Stepans
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