Stephany Surname

153,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Stephany Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stepney,' an important parish in Middlesex, now part of London.

1600. Robert Stepneth or Stepney, Hertfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1753. Married — William Hopkins and Elizabeth Stepheny: St.

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Stephany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2971:279,45926,075
Germany6071:132,62816,160
France3171:209,53532,567
Luxembourg1851:3,138401
Belgium961:119,75717,631
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
England331:1,688,42669,999
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

The alternate forms: Stéphany (11) are calculated separately.

Stephany (45,580) may also be a first name.

Stephany Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stepney,' an important parish in Middlesex, now part of London.

1600. Robert Stepneth or Stepney, Hertfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1753. Married — William Hopkins and Elizabeth Stepheny: St. George, Hanover Square.

1760. — Daniel Holland and Jane Stepney: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Stephany Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stephany occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Stéphany. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stephany? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 153,119th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,537,446 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Stephany live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. Stephany is also the 19,990th most common first name world-wide, borne by 45,580 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,297 people, or 1 in 279,459. In The United States it is most common in: Wisconsin, where 23 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 46 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 21 percent are found and France, where 11 percent are found.

Stephany Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stephany has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stephany surname expanded 975 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stephany Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Stephany last name are 16.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Stephany earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.51% more than the national average, earning $48,978 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.41% less than the national average, earning $49,480 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Stéphany9611/
Stephanny9457/
Stephaney9417/
Stephanoy9411/
Stevphany941/
Stepahany941/
Sthephany941/
Stepany93116/
Stephanney891/
Stephane8819,804/
Stephani884,034/
Stepanoy8835/
Stefhany8828/
Stephana8823/
Stepanyi8823/
Stiphany8821/
Stiepany883/
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Stepaniy882/
Stepanay881/
Stephanie829,795/
Stephanis82129/
Stephanes8269/
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Stephanne8219/
Stephanio8214/
Stephanit829/
Stephanee824/
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Stephanni822/
Stephanei821/
Stephanea821/
Sttephani821/
Stéphanny821/
Stephányi821/
Stephaane821/
Stephanez821/
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Stefany80767/
Stepani80352/
Stepane8074/
Stepana8013/
Stipany8010/
Štepany801/
Stephannie7873/
Stephannes784/
Sthephanie783/
Sthephanes782/
Sthephanni782/
Stehphanie781/
Stephaines781/
Stephanetz781/
Stephanish781/
Stephanets781/
Stephaynne781/
Stepahanie780/
Stephannee780/
Steaphanie780/
Stepphanes780/
Steffany75897/
Stéphane75446/
Stefanny75161/
Stepanis7565/
Stiepani7564/
Sthefany7554/
Stefaney7537/
Stepanha7536/
Stepanna7525/
Shtepani7521/
Stepanie7518/
Stefhani7517/
Stefanoy7513/
Stepanet7513/
Štepanay7513/
Stepanoa755/
Stepanez755/
Stiphane755/
Stefaniy753/
Stephone753/
Stephoni753/
Stèphane752/
Stepahni752/
Stepaner751/
Stepanio751/
Stepanoi751/
Sttefany751/
Stéphani751/
Stiphani751/
Stefanyi751/
Stefanys751/
Stepanei751/
Stepfane751/
Stesfany751/
Stephanaggi741/
Stepphannie741/
Stepanets715,956/
Stepanich71112/
Stefanyts7159/
Stephonie7139/
Stefhanie7114/
Stepfanie7111/
Stiophane7111/
Stipanych714/
Stepahnie713/
Stefanysh713/
Stheffany713/
Sthefanny713/
Stéphanne713/
Steffanny713/
Sttefanny713/
Sthepanie712/
Stehpanie711/
Stefanych711/
Sthéfhany711/
Stêphanne711/
Stéphanis711/
Stiepanni711/
Stthefany711/
Stefhanea711/
Stefannyo711/
Sthifanny711/
Stefani6739,579/
Stefana671,419/
Stefane67672/
Stipani67214/
Shtefanych6742/
Štefany6720/
Stéfany6712/
Stipana6711/
Stefány6710/
Stefony677/
Sthefhanes674/
Štěpany673/
Stepāne673/
Steffhanie671/
Stephonnie671/
Sttheffany671/
Stheeffany671/
Stepannich670/

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Footnotes

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