Stephson Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Stephson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stephson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Australia411:658,43245,385
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Stephson (15) may also be a first name.

Stephson Last Name Facts

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

Stephson occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stephson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,235,409th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Stephson reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Stephson is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 15 people.

The last name Stephson is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 2,831,710. In The United States Stephson is most numerous in: Texas, where 31 percent reside, Ohio, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Stephson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stephson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stephson surname increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 77 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stephson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Stephson last name is chiefly Catholic (33%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stephson last name are 8.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Stephson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.07% less than the national average, earning $37,940 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $51,999 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steaphson940/
Stepson9351/
Steepson885/
Stephsen885/
Shtepson881/
Steaphesson840/
Stevson8097/
Stefson804/
Stewson804/
Stepsen800/
Stefsson751/
Steivson750/
Steavson750/
Stiefsohn71287/
Stheyvson711/
Stieffson710/
Stefzon676/
Stifson671/
Stibson671/
Stivson671/
Stevsen670/
Stifsohn631/
Stefsand631/
Steevsan631/
Stipsen5337/
Shtyfzon503/
Styvsant500/

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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 Stephson
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