Stiven Surname

227,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Stiven Surname Definition:

A variant form of Steven, which see. Charles Stiven (b. 1753), maker of snuffboxes in Laurencekirk, was called 'Prince of snuff-box makers.'

Stiven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3971:20,5382,171
Algeria2901:133,21218,129
Nicaragua1581:38,1081,261
Haiti1081:98,9254,802
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Nigeria911:1,946,62468,955
England791:705,29239,851
Scotland671:79,9085,892
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Canada581:635,26952,014
Venezuela501:604,08210,803
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Tanzania271:1,960,80047,770
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
India141:54,790,384527,769
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Cuba131:886,3636,304
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1401:26,7372,399
England131:1,875,02858,113
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Stivén (19) are calculated separately.

Stiven (7,565) may also be a first name.

Stiven Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant form of Steven, which see. Charles Stiven (b. 1753), maker of snuffboxes in Laurencekirk, was called 'Prince of snuff-box makers.'

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Stiven Last Name Facts

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

Stiven (Georgian: სტივენ, Hindi: स्टीवेन, Marathi: टवेन, Russian: Стивен) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Stivén. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stiven? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stiven is the 227,165th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,080,373 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 31 percent of Stiven are found; 22 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 22 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 73,780th most numerous given name globally It is held by 7,565 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 20,538. In Papua New Guinea Stiven is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 26 percent are found, Morobe, where 14 percent are found and Madang, where 12 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in 63 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 16 percent are found and Nicaragua, where 9 percent are found.

Stiven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stiven has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 909 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 608 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 52 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stiven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Stiven surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Stiven last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Stiven earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 55.26% more than the national average, earning $66,995 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.68% more than the national average, earning $63,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stivén9419/
Stieven92598/
Stijven92133/
Steiven9222/
Stivene9218/
Stiveen923/
Stivenn921/
Stivend921/
Steijven8648/
Sttivend867/
Stiveine861/
Steven83163,317/
Stivin832,812/
Stüven831,122/
Stuven83239/
Styven83117/
Stéven8311/
Stivín836/
Staivienė803/
Stueven77424/
Stivine77236/
Stevene77201/
Stuyven77165/
Steveng7794/
Steyven7790/
Stiving7783/
Steeven7763/
Steaven7747/
Steveen7726/
Stevent7724/
Stibgen7721/
Stevesn777/
Stteven775/
Stheven775/
Stevend775/
Stevenn775/
Stivhin774/
Stevhen774/
Stevien773/
Stiveem771/
Stievin771/
Shteven771/
Stivène771/
Stevenȍ771/
Stibeun770/
Steuven770/
Stevenne71101/
Stévenne7145/
Steiving715/
Shtiving713/
Steveand711/
Steveahn711/
Steveine711/
Stivaine711/
Stevisen710/
Steavend710/
Stevesen710/
Steveant710/
Stevin67312/
Shteiweyn6787/
Štivin6777/
Stevén6714/
Styvén679/
Stevem678/
Stivínová674/
Stuvin673/
Stävin672/
Stivinova672/
Stivim671/
Styvin671/
Steveisin670/
Steavesen670/

Stiven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stiven in the Georgian language
სტივენstiven-
Stiven in the Hindi language
स्टीवेनstivena-
Stiven in the Marathi language
टवेनtavena62.5
टीवनtivana25
तीवेहtiveha12.5
Stiven in the Russian language
Стивенstiven-

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