Stephano Surname

5,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104,253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Stephano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stephano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania94,1111:56369
Malawi8,5741:1,997230
United States4011:903,88868,085
DR Congo3971:186,09518,831
France2441:272,22441,905
Zimbabwe2131:72,48010,749
Brazil1631:1,313,33944,864
Mexico561:2,216,53919,710
England141:3,979,861125,553
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Stéphano (5) are calculated separately.

Stephano (93,328) may also be a first name.

Stephano Last Name Facts

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

Stephano has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant: Stéphano. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stephano? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,433rd most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 69,903 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Stephano live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Stephano is also the 10,839th most numerous forename internationally It is held by 93,328 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 94,111 people, or 1 in 563. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 11 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 10 percent live and Geita Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Stephano exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Stephano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stephano has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stephano last name expanded 3,342 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stephano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stephano last name are 34.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.9% registered to vote for the political party.

Stephano earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.84% more than the national average, earning $57,319 USD per year.

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Stephano Reference & Research

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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 Stephano
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