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

Steven (Arabic: ستيفين, Bengali: স্টেভেনশন, Hindi: स्टेवेन, Marathi: तेवेन, Russian: Стевен) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as a variant: Stevén or Stéven. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 3,430^th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 44,622 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Steven reside; 42 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 41 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 155^th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 3,098,178 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 67,696 people, or 1 in 120. In Papua New Guinea Steven is most frequent in: Morobe, where 14 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 12 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 10 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea Steven exists in 161 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.

Steven Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Steven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Steven last name expanded 616 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 5 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 354 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 224 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Steven Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (69%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Steven surname are 11.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.49% registered with the political party.

The amount Steven earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.76% less than the national average, earning 225,779 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.29% less than the national average, earning R 217,932 per year; in Colombia they earn 33.25% less than the national average, earning $15,153,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.18% more than the national average, earning $44,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.41% more than the national average, earning $51,376 CAD per year.