Stevens Surname
Approximately 410,476 people bear this surname
Stevens Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Stephen,' an early form; v. Stephen.
Philip Stevene, Somerset, t Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
William Stevene, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Magota Steuen-doghterfa, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameStevens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 236,573 | 1:1,532 | 119 |
| England | 58,997 | 1:944 | 92 |
| Australia | 27,402 | 1:985 | 87 |
| Canada | 18,082 | 1:2,038 | 218 |
| South Africa | 14,976 | 1:3,618 | 475 |
| Belgium | 12,295 | 1:935 | 30 |
| Netherlands | 8,788 | 1:1,922 | 120 |
| Sierra Leone | 7,590 | 1:934 | 174 |
| New Zealand | 4,074 | 1:1,112 | 96 |
| Germany | 4,007 | 1:20,091 | 2,658 |
| Wales | 2,757 | 1:1,122 | 103 |
| France | 1,670 | 1:39,774 | 4,958 |
| Scotland | 1,569 | 1:3,412 | 599 |
| Thailand | 1,497 | 1:47,187 | 5,452 |
| Jamaica | 930 | 1:3,086 | 463 |
| Liberia | 604 | 1:7,299 | 860 |
| Ireland | 529 | 1:8,902 | 1,215 |
| Vanuatu | 511 | 1:515 | 105 |
| Chile | 467 | 1:37,723 | 1,897 |
| Brazil | 419 | 1:510,917 | 19,207 |
| British Virgin Islands | 413 | 1:76 | 10 |
| Spain | 390 | 1:119,877 | 9,365 |
| Mexico | 366 | 1:339,143 | 7,246 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 337 | 1:294 | 43 |
| Nigeria | 239 | 1:741,183 | 33,732 |
| Philippines | 233 | 1:434,499 | 54,012 |
| Northern Ireland | 221 | 1:8,349 | 1,401 |
| Argentina | 211 | 1:202,575 | 16,775 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 181 | 1:305 | 69 |
| Japan | 164 | 1:779,538 | 17,923 |
| Dominican Republic | 162 | 1:64,401 | 3,114 |
| Switzerland | 160 | 1:51,331 | 6,758 |
| Singapore | 150 | 1:36,718 | 1,328 |
| India | 144 | 1:5,326,843 | 130,588 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 137 | 1:806 | 116 |
| Panama | 134 | 1:29,196 | 1,725 |
| Bahamas | 127 | 1:3,085 | 395 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Bahrain | 118 | 1:11,429 | 2,102 |
| Sweden | 117 | 1:84,160 | 6,209 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 113 | 1:52 | 12 |
| Belize | 95 | 1:3,742 | 719 |
| Portugal | 94 | 1:110,832 | 5,195 |
| Namibia | 92 | 1:26,189 | 4,171 |
| Bermuda | 90 | 1:725 | 108 |
| Zimbabwe | 89 | 1:173,463 | 21,090 |
| Guernsey | 88 | 1:732 | 115 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Isle of Man | 71 | 1:1,209 | 190 |
| Papua New Guinea | 67 | 1:121,697 | 16,585 |
| Denmark | 63 | 1:89,599 | 8,581 |
| Malaysia | 63 | 1:468,162 | 23,720 |
| Norway | 58 | 1:88,660 | 12,230 |
| Israel | 53 | 1:161,465 | 16,670 |
| Nicaragua | 53 | 1:113,605 | 1,989 |
| Italy | 52 | 1:1,176,090 | 74,216 |
| Ecuador | 49 | 1:324,609 | 9,222 |
| Greece | 49 | 1:226,118 | 35,110 |
| Jersey | 46 | 1:2,157 | 365 |
| United Arab Emirates | 46 | 1:199,180 | 13,980 |
| China | 45 | 1:30,384,924 | 1,604 |
| Dominica | 44 | 1:1,725 | 292 |
| Russia | 43 | 1:3,351,699 | 174,427 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| American Samoa | 39 | 1:1,430 | 249 |
| Venezuela | 37 | 1:816,326 | 13,210 |
| Hong Kong | 35 | 1:209,585 | 3,000 |
| Austria | 34 | 1:250,454 | 29,541 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Aruba | 28 | 1:3,696 | 529 |
| Guyana | 27 | 1:28,230 | 3,128 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Paraguay | 24 | 1:301,531 | 4,820 |
| Czechia | 23 | 1:462,325 | 50,029 |
| Ghana | 21 | 1:1,286,700 | 11,505 |
| Finland | 19 | 1:289,300 | 21,660 |
| Hungary | 17 | 1:577,428 | 34,558 |
| Cyprus | 16 | 1:55,305 | 5,325 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Anguilla | 14 | 1:960 | 86 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Haiti | 14 | 1:763,136 | 11,139 |
| Honduras | 14 | 1:629,746 | 3,754 |
| Oman | 14 | 1:263,426 | 4,299 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Costa Rica | 12 | 1:398,339 | 3,755 |
| Saint Lucia | 12 | 1:14,898 | 1,270 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Falkland Islands | 10 | 1:313 | 59 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Guatemala | 10 | 1:1,608,267 | 5,853 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Cayman Islands | 9 | 1:7,099 | 820 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | 1:394,460 | 3,042 |
| South Korea | 9 | 1:5,693,362 | 993 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Malawi | 8 | 1:2,139,889 | 24,009 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Egypt | 6 | 1:15,322,626 | 62,302 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1:432,005 | 185 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 1:53,118,924 | 25,950 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| Libya | 3 | 1:2,081,325 | 6,108 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Togo | 3 | 1:2,415,923 | 11,978 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Mali | 2 | 1:8,484,518 | 4,035 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Rwanda | 2 | 1:5,682,489 | 5,910 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Sudan | 2 | 1:18,755,098 | 14,167 |
| Tajikistan | 2 | 1:4,193,346 | 12,835 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 213 | 1:20,797 | 2,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30,179 | 1:808 | 79 |
| Wales | 568 | 1:2,761 | 184 |
| Scotland | 552 | 1:6,781 | 970 |
| Jersey | 38 | 1:1,365 | 217 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:7,753 | 762 |
| Guernsey | 6 | 1:5,443 | 949 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46,695 | 1:1,075 | 85 |
The alternate forms: Stévens (37) are calculated separately.
Stevens (10,024) may also be a first name.
Stevens Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Stephen,' an early form; v. Stephen.
Philip Stevene, Somerset, t Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
William Stevene, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Magota Steuen-doghterfa, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Steuenson, 1379: ibid.
Robert Steuen, 1379: ibid.
1423. Laurence Stevene, rector of Wickhampton, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1600. Anthony Stephenes or Stevens, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
'son of Steven,' which see. This form is less common than Steven.
Steven’s (Son) , Steven’s Son v. Stephen.
Thomas Stevenson.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
“Crown” in Greek (Stefhen).
(English) The son of Stephen (crown or garland).
Stephen's; the son of Stephen.
From Stephen, from the Greek Στέφαυος, a crown.
Stevens Demographics
Average Male Stevens Height
177.38 cm
Average Female Stevens Height
162.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Stevens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stevens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Stevens (Hindi: स्टेवन्स, Russian: Стевенс) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Stévens. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Stevens? popularity and diffusion
The surname Stevens is the 1,316th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 17,754 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Stevens live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 61,134th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 10,024 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 236,573 people, or 1 in 1,532. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 185 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Stevens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Stevens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stevens last name increased 507 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 485 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 284 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 248 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Stevens Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (43%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Stevens are 13.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.79% registered with the party.
The amount Stevens earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 47.13% less than the national average, earning €15,877 per year; in Norway they earn 4.89% more than the national average, earning 363,004 kr per year; in Peru they earn 35.37% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,528 per year; in South Africa they earn 18.35% more than the national average, earning R 281,244 per year; in Colombia they earn 30.17% less than the national average, earning $15,854,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.75% less than the national average, earning $42,392 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.32% more than the national average, earning $50,835 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stévens | 95 | 37 | / |
| Steevens | 93 | 686 | / |
| Stevense | 93 | 267 | / |
| Steavens | 93 | 142 | / |
| Stievens | 93 | 38 | / |
| Steven's | 93 | 6 | / |
| Stevenss | 93 | 3 | / |
| Steveens | 93 | 3 | / |
| Staevens | 93 | 2 | / |
| Sstevens | 93 | 2 | / |
| Sthevens | 93 | 2 | / |
| Stevensd | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sttevens | 93 | 1 | / |
| Stevaens | 93 | 1 | / |
| Stevhens | 93 | 1 | / |
| Stevoens | 93 | 0 | / |
| Steivens | 93 | 0 | / |
| Stevenns | 93 | 0 | / |
| Steuvens | 93 | 0 | / |
| Stevesns | 93 | 0 | / |
| Steveins | 93 | 0 | / |
| Steevensz | 88 | 235 | / |
| Stevesyns | 88 | 23 | / |
| Steavaens | 88 | 0 | / |
| Steaveins | 88 | 0 | / |
| Stivens | 86 | 360 | / |
| Stevans | 86 | 232 | / |
| Stavens | 86 | 124 | / |
| Stevons | 86 | 82 | / |
| Stevins | 86 | 46 | / |
| Stevenz | 86 | 29 | / |
| Stevems | 86 | 20 | / |
| Stevyns | 86 | 4 | / |
| Styvens | 86 | 3 | / |
| Stovens | 86 | 1 | / |
| Stevensová | 82 | 5 | / |
| Stevensova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Stavensø | 80 | 13 | / |
| Stavenæs | 80 | 8 | / |
| Stevence | 80 | 7 | / |
| Steevenz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Steavenz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sttivens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stebhens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stivhens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Steavans | 80 | 0 | / |
| Steavins | 80 | 0 | / |
| Steevans | 80 | 0 | / |
| Staveans | 80 | 0 | / |
| Stievons | 80 | 0 | / |
| Steavons | 80 | 0 | / |
| Steevensová | 78 | 1 | / |
| Stavins | 71 | 57 | / |
| Stavans | 71 | 25 | / |
| Stivans | 71 | 21 | / |
| Stowens | 71 | 18 | / |
| Stivins | 71 | 14 | / |
| Stevanz | 71 | 4 | / |
| Stévins | 71 | 2 | / |
| Stivensová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stivenz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stovenz | 71 | 0 | / |
| Stovins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Stévence | 67 | 1 | / |
Stevens Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Stevens in the Hindi language | ||
| स्टेवन्स | stevansa | - |
| Stevens in the Russian language | ||
| Стевенс | stevens | - |
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