Steps Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Steps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Steps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Latvia341:60,2959,027
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Iran261:2,953,17490,148
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

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

Steps (36) may also be a first name.

Steps Last Name Facts

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

Steps (Russian: Степс) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be rendered as: Šteps. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Steps? popularity and diffusion

The surname Steps is the 1,257,535th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Steps reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Steps is also the 1,717,090th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 36 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany Steps is most frequent in: Saxony, where 29 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent reside and Hamburg, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 19 percent reside and Belgium, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šteps932/
Stepps91450/
Steeps9147/
Staeps9145/
Stephs916/
Stieps911/
Step892,522/
Steepes831/
Stepshe831/
Schteps830/
Stepp8013,998/
Staps801,342/
Steph80899/
Steup80857/
Stops80630/
Steep80593/
Stiep80184/
Stepe80155/
Steip80128/
Stäps8098/
Stept8073/
Stips8073/
Stepf8038/
Shtep8019/
Stebs805/
Stetp803/
Stepz802/
Stevs802/
Styps801/
Stesp800/
Steap800/
Stepsova772/
Steppe732,791/
Stopps73587/
Steepe73207/
Stiebs7395/
Stephe7380/
Stipps7357/
Steubs7338/
Steipe7331/
Steipp7330/
Steebs7327/
Shtyps7327/
Steapp7321/
Stapps7310/
Steibs734/
Stypes733/
Shtepp733/
Shtepe732/
Staaps732/
Steevs732/
Shtaps731/
Steeph731/
Stiepz731/
Steppf731/
Stipfs731/
Sttops731/
Steepp731/
Shteyp731/
Steabs730/
Stophs730/
Steabp730/
Stheip730/
Stapfs730/
Staphs730/
Stapss730/
Stip67675/
Stev67393/
Stepova6784/
Steb6765/
Stepová673/
Ztep673/
Styp672/
Shteppe672/
Stjp671/
Steptdd671/

Steps Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Steps in the Russian language
Степсsteps-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Steps
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