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

The surname Stephano is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Stéphano. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stephano? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,433rd most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 69,903 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Stephano live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 10,839th most frequent given name world-wide, held by 93,328 people.

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

Stephano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stephano has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stephano surname expanded 3,342 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stephano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stephano surname are 34.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.9% being registered with 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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