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Where Does The Last Name Stephens Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Stephens (Hindi: स्टीफन्स, Marathi: टीफन्स) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Stephèns. For other possible spellings of Stephens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stephens? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 2,141^st most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 28,438 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Stephens reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Stephens is also the 103,004^th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 4,469 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 183,441 people, or 1 in 1,976. In The United States Stephens is mostly found in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Georgia, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 148 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Stephens Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Stephens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stephens last name rose 588 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 139 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 113 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 341 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stephens Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stephens surname are 16.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.19% registered with the party.

The amount Stephens earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.36% more than the national average, earning 423,459 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.96% more than the national average, earning R 349,224 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.41% more than the national average, earning $23,023,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.18% less than the national average, earning $40,914 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.32% more than the national average, earning $53,320 CAD per year.