Steves Surname

150,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Steves Surname User-submission:

(English, German, Greek) The Steves surname means 'descendant of Stephen (the prosperous one)', derived from the Greek noun stephanos, stefanos.

Steves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9141:189,37218,786
Germany4951:162,63719,290
Brazil1831:1,169,80540,589
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Mexico391:3,182,72323,538
England321:1,741,18971,393
Paraguay251:289,4704,710
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
India101:76,706,538639,611
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
China31:455,773,85521,925
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3871:129,76412,459

Steves (838) may also be a first name.

Steves Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(English, German, Greek) The Steves surname means 'descendant of Stephen (the prosperous one)', derived from the Greek noun stephanos, stefanos.

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Steves Last Name Facts

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

Steves is found most in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Steves.

How Common Is The Last Name Steves? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 150,644th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,489,766 people. The surname Steves is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Steves reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 282,036th most common given name globally. It is borne by 838 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,914 people, or 1 in 189,372. In The United States Steves is mostly found in: New York, where 20 percent reside, Texas, where 19 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 51 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Steves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Steves has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 495 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 457 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Steves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Steves surname are 9.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Steves earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 26.12% less than the national average, earning $16,771,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning $46,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.37% less than the national average, earning $48,506 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steeves9210,551/
Staeves9229/
Steaves9211/
Stevies923/
Steveus922/
Stevees921/
Stevehs921/
Stieves921/
Steuves920/
Steve9117,579/
Shteeves860/
Stever832,848/
Staves831,280/
Stieve83775/
Stoves83758/
Steveh83470/
Stives83469/
Steeve83409/
Stevie83233/
Stevey83165/
Stevis83155/
Steuve83132/
Styves83123/
Steave8383/
Stevez8380/
Steive8321/
Stevee8315/
Stewes838/
Stevei837/
Stevej834/
Stetve833/
Stevet833/
Stebes832/
Stevex831/
Steyve831/
Stheve831/
Steever77642/
Steiver7758/
Steviea7719/
Stejver777/
Steevie773/
Steveer773/
Stiveus773/
Stetver772/
Steaver772/
Stevish772/
Steevey771/
Steivey771/
Stevett771/
Stevexx771/
Stavies771/
Steewis771/
Steavey770/
Stoevis770/
Steebes770/
Steubes770/
Steiwes770/
Steoues770/
Styve73572/
Stebe73542/
Stive73524/
Stewe73333/
Stevi73134/
Stevy7329/
Stève734/
Stevé731/
Schtevie717/
Stivetts712/
Shttoves711/
Steavett710/
Stiver672,767/
Stevic671,577/
Stiewe671,326/
Stewie67564/
Stavis67521/
Steeby67511/
Stuive67290/
Stivey67209/
Stowes67143/
Steybe67121/
Steuwe6782/
Sthebe6779/
Stieva6768/
Steeva6726/
Stijve6724/
Stibes6722/
Shtevi6720/
Shtewe6715/
Shtebe6714/
Stevio6710/
Stivet6710/
Steevy679/
Shtevy677/
Stebys677/
Steibe676/
Stebis675/
Stevič674/
Stebee672/
Steevi672/
Steiwe672/
Stievi672/
Steavy671/
Stewey671/
Stibee671/
Steviš671/
Steiue671/
Stivys671/
Hstive671/
Stewet670/
Stevit670/
Stivee670/

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