Štefan Surname

170,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Štefan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Štefan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1,0211:10,4151,399
Croatia7661:5,520743
Slovakia5171:10,3221,221
Slovenia1451:17,1563,987
Serbia771:92,7927,610
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Stefan (67,353), Ştefan (8,735), Stefán (2,149), Stefań (1), Stéfan (1) & Stéfán (28) are calculated separately.

Štefan (141,193) may also be a first name.

Štefan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Štefan is held by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Stefan, Ştefan, Stefán, Stefań, Stéfan or Stéfán. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Štefan? popularity and diffusion

Štefan is the 170,433rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,881,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Štefan reside; 61 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 61 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Štefan is also the 7,416th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 141,193 people.

The last name Štefan is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is held by 1,021 people, or 1 in 10,415. In Czechia Štefan is mostly concentrated in: Central Bohemian Region, where 20 percent live, Hradec Králové Region, where 12 percent live and Prague, where 12 percent live. Barring Czechia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 30 percent live and Slovakia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stefan9467,353/
Ştefan948,735/
Štefanc9228/
Šteffan929/
Stefán892,149/
Stefań891/
Stéfan891/
Stéfán8328/
Štifan8327/
Štefanova803/
Steffan778,185/
Shtefan777,065/
Stefane77672/
Steefan77292/
Stefant7733/
Stefaan7729/
Stefhan7727/
Stefanì7715/
Steifan7713/
Stepfan778/
Chtefan777/
Stefand776/
Stefann774/
Sthefan773/
Stefahn772/
Sttefan772/
Stefain771/
Stiefan771/
Sztefan771/
Šteffanová7519/
Steffann71341/
Stteefan7188/
Shtefane7152/
Shteifan7132/
Steffahn7129/
Steffane7126/
Stefanne7117/
Stefahan7110/
Sthefane719/
Shteffan717/
Steffand713/
Stefasen712/
Stephfan711/
Stefaine711/
D'Stefan711/
Shteyfan711/
Steffant711/
Stepfane711/
Steffain710/
Stefphan710/
Stefanova6732,273/
Stifan67427/
Stefanová67393/
Stefon6780/
Stefashyn6744/
Steffhaan6710/
Stefam676/
Ştefanova674/
Stefanowa674/
Stethfann673/
Steffanne671/
Sttefanne671/
Shtefanne671/
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
  • 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 Štefan
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