Štefanec Surname

253,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Štefanec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Štefanec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia6851:6,173877
Slovenia4221:5,8951,232
Slovakia4001:13,3411,785
Czechia501:212,66930,259
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Stefanec (354) & Śtefanec (1) are calculated separately.

Štefanec Last Name Facts

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

Štefanec is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Stefanec or Śtefanec. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Štefanec? popularity and diffusion

Štefanec is the 253,527th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,674,500 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Štefanec reside; 71 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 71 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Štefanec is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is carried by 685 people, or 1 in 6,173. In Croatia Štefanec is primarily found in: Varaždin County, where 33 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 20 percent are found and Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 19 percent are found. Beside Croatia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 27 percent are found and Slovakia, where 26 percent are found.

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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
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