Stepherd Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Stepherd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stepherd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Stepherd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stepherd is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stepherd? popularity and diffusion

Stepherd is the 5,057,639th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 47 percent of Stepherd reside; 47 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 47 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most common in Malaysia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia Stepherd is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 100 percent reside. Other than Malaysia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and England, where 20 percent reside.

Stepherd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stepherd has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stepherd Last Name Statistics demography

Stepherd earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stepher9318/
Steperd931/
Stopherd8835/
Stephard887/
Stephord881/
Stapherd880/
Stiepher880/
Stepperd880/
Steper8629/
Stepper801,664/
Steeper80532/
Stieper80519/
Stepfer80124/
Steiper80113/
Steuper8060/
Stipher8018/
Stepard8013/
Stefher803/
Stepert802/
Stypher801/
Steaper800/
Staphord752,137/
Steppert75148/
Steipord75118/
Stepffer7519/
Steupert7519/
Styphord759/
Stepford759/
Stiepert753/
Stefferd752/
Stiepper751/
Steeford751/
Stepperz751/
Steppard750/
Stehfert750/
Stophard750/
Stefer71457/
Stiper7164/
Steperova7117/
Steupfert717/
Šteper712/
Stepre711/
Steifferd710/
Staphardt710/
Stapert67634/
Steffer67319/
Stiefer67265/
Steifer67188/
Sztyper6759/
Stopard6749/
Stipper6727/
Shtyper6717/
Steford6713/
Steufer6712/
Stapord671/
Steitferdt671/
Stefier671/
Stipger670/
Staferd670/
Steefer670/

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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
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  • 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 Stepherd
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