Stephanus Surname

122,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Stephanus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stephanus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1,9631:1,227159
South Africa6251:86,68410,659
Indonesia4931:268,25424,252
France1881:353,31252,982
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
Netherlands731:231,33130,466
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
England81:6,964,757184,742
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Stéphanus (2) are calculated separately.

Stephanus (36,848) may also be a first name.

Stephanus Last Name Facts

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

Stephanus (Marathi: टीफनस) is found most frequently in Namibia. It can also be found in the variant forms: Stéphanus. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stephanus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stephanus is the 122,601st most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,954,814 people. The surname Stephanus is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Stephanus reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 23,755th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 36,848 people.

The surname is most common in Namibia, where it is held by 1,963 people, or 1 in 1,227. In Namibia it is most numerous in: ǁKaras Region, where 23 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 23 percent reside and Kavango West Region, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Namibia this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.

Stephanus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stephanus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stephanus last name rose 532 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stephanus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Stephanus are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stephanus earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.43% less than the national average, earning R 186,708 per year and in United States they earn 2.61% less than the national average, earning $42,023 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stephanus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stephanus in the Marathi language
टीफनसtiphanasa-

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Stephanus Reference & Research

Stephany FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Stephanus
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