Stief Surname

93,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stief Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stief Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,9171:20,5532,730
United States9221:393,12234,492
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Canada491:751,95159,756
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Austria131:655,03358,041
Czechia111:966,67976,885
France101:6,642,272293,169
England71:7,959,723202,100
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Stief (80) may also be a first name.

Stief Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stief is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Stief click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stief? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 93,972nd most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,436,819 people. The last name Stief is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Stief are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Stief is also the 1,075,395th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 80 people.

The last name Stief is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 3,917 people, or 1 in 20,553. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 27 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent live. Apart from Germany it occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Stief Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stief has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stief last name increased 895 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stief Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stief surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stief earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.13% more than the national average, earning $44,067 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning $51,124 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stieff91295/
Stiefs9130/
Stiefe919/
Stoief914/
Shtief911/
Stieef910/
Stef894,659/
Stif89173/
Stoieff835/
Stiff805,379/
Stieb801,468/
Steff801,357/
Stift801,028/
Steif80941/
Stijf80281/
Stefe80114/
Stoef80111/
Stuef8045/
Staif8043/
Stepf8038/
Stoif8024/
Steef8010/
Stife808/
Stefs808/
Shtef806/
Stiev805/
Stuif804/
Stiew802/
Steuf802/
Steaf802/
Steft801/
Stifs801/
Stiif801/
Staef801/
Stejf801/
Sthef801/
Stiefová7712/
Steffe731,409/
Steiff73260/
Stifft73197/
Steiof73113/
Stoeff7392/
Stijfs7384/
Stiffe7382/
Staiff7344/
Stoiev7331/
Shtiff7331/
Shtaif7330/
Shteif7315/
Shteff7310/
Steuff737/
Stuijf736/
Steffs734/
Steeif734/
Shtift733/
Steeff733/
Stueff733/
Steufe733/
Stoyef732/
Sthiff732/
Steefe732/
Steffå732/
Stipfs731/
Styefe731/
S'Taif731/
Stoiew731/
Staift730/
Stiffs730/
Stefth730/
Steifs730/
Staeff730/
Steife730/
Steefs730/
Ştef67535/
Styf67486/
Stew67394/
Stev67393/
Steioff67104/
Stib6769/
Steb6765/
Stefova6763/
Stüf6730/
Stijffs6723/
Stoioff6722/
Steiauf6720/
Stiv6719/
Stoyeff6715/
Stefowa677/
Štef677/
Stoieva674/
Stéf674/
Steuffe673/
Stahiev672/
Stheiff672/
Steufft671/
Stefová671/
Stepffe671/
Steiffe671/
Stheffe671/
Stjf671/
Ztef671/
Ztif671/
Steiffs670/

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