Stphen Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Stphen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stphen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria841:2,108,84273,007
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Stphen (354) may also be a first name.

Stphen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stphen (Hindi: स्टीफन, Marathi: टीपेन) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stphen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,849,867th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Stphen reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 463,079th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 354 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 2,108,842. In Nigeria Stphen is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 18 percent live, Abia, where 13 percent live and Kaduna, where 13 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 5 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Stphen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stphen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stphen surname fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sthphen921/
Stphn912/
Stpheine861/
Stphin833/
Stpffen771/
Stfen731/
Stffen679/
Stfeen672/
Stpine671/
Sttffen627/
Stpaine621/
Stfina501/

Stphen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stphen in the Hindi language
स्टीफनstiphana-
Stphen in the Marathi language
टीपेनtipena66.67
तफेनtaphena33.33

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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 Stphen
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