Ştefan Surname

57,933rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ştefan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ştefan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania8,7311:2,300307
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Stefan (67,353), Štefan (2,529), Stefán (2,149), Stefań (1), Stéfan (1) & Stéfán (28) are calculated separately.

Ştefan (18,090) may also be a first name.

Ştefan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ştefan is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Stefan, Štefan, Stefán, Stefań, Stéfan or Stéfán. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ştefan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ştefan is the 57,933rd most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 834,293 people. The last name Ştefan is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ştefan live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 40,684th most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 18,090 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 8,731 people, or 1 in 2,300. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 16 percent reside, Argeș County, where 7 percent reside and Prahova County, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Romania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Azerbaijan, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stefan9467,353/
Štefan942,529/
Stefán892,149/
Stefań891/
Stéfan891/
Stéfán8328/
Ştefanova804/
Steffan778,185/
Shtefan777,065/
Stefane77672/
Steefan77292/
Stefant7733/
Stefaan7729/
Štefanc7728/
Stefhan7727/
Stefanì7715/
Steifan7713/
Šteffan779/
Stepfan778/
Chtefan777/
Stefand776/
Stefann774/
Sthefan773/
Sttefan772/
Stefahn772/
Stefain771/
Sztefan771/
Stiefan771/
Steffann71341/
Stteefan7188/
Shtefane7152/
Shteifan7132/
Steffahn7129/
Steffane7126/
Stefanne7117/
Stefahan7110/
Sthefane719/
Shteffan717/
Steffand713/
Stefasen712/
Steffant711/
Stephfan711/
Shteyfan711/
D'Stefan711/
Stefaine711/
Stepfane711/
Stefphan710/
Steffain710/
Stefanova6732,273/
Stifan67427/
Stefanová67393/
Stefon6780/
Stefashyn6744/
Štifan6727/
Steffhaan6710/
Stefam676/
Stefanowa674/
Štefanova673/
Stethfann673/
Sttefanne671/
Shtefanne671/
Steffanne671/
Steffasen670/

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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
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  • 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 Ştefan
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