Stophen Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Stophen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stophen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Stophen (9) may also be a first name.

Stophen Last Name Facts

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

Stophen is most common in Malaysia. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stophen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stophen is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Stophen are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 9 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Stophen is mostly found in: Sabah, where 50 percent are found and Sarawak, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia Stophen is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Stophen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stophen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stophen surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stephen86261,605/
Staphen8660/
Xtophen861/
Stopene861/
Stophin860/
Steephen80760/
Stephenn8014/
Stepheen8014/
Stehphen8013/
Stephean8011/
Stephien808/
Stophine805/
Sthephen805/
Stepphen804/
Sstephen803/
Stuopene802/
Shtephen802/
Stephhen801/
Stephfen801/
Stephaen801/
Staephen801/
Sttephen801/
Stephein800/
Stofen7739/
Stephn7730/
D'Stephen751/
Stoefen71111/
Stephin7195/
Stoffen7160/
Stehfen717/
Stepein716/
Sttofen714/
Sthefen713/
Shtofen712/
Ztephen711/
Stepean711/
Steephn711/
Xtophem711/
Stepfen711/
Staphin710/
Stoufen710/
Stopain710/
Stephayn6727/
Stefn6718/
Stephain6712/
Stoeffen675/
Stheffen674/
Staphine673/
Stoupine672/
Stefehen671/
Stouffen670/
Staphinn670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stophen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis