Štefe Surname

737,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Štefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Štefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia3821:6,5121,412
Croatia101:422,86035,095

The alternate forms: Stefe (114) are calculated separately.

Štefe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Štefe occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Stefe. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Štefe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 737,137th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 18,590,678 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Štefe are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 382 people, or 1 in 6,512. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Upper Carniola, where 71 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 27 percent reside and Central Sava, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Slovenia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stefe93114/
Štejfer831/
Štefa8015/
Steffe731,409/
Stefer73457/
Stefes73230/
Stefei73214/
Štejfa7350/
Stefea7310/
Stiefe739/
Stefey738/
Stefie736/
Štifeľ734/
Steufe733/
Stefee732/
Steefe732/
Štifeĺ731/
Štefiš731/
Ştefea731/
Stefet730/
Steife730/
Steffes676,213/
Steffey672,959/
Steffee67414/
Steffer67319/
Steifer67188/
Stepfer67124/
Štajfer6792/
Steffie6788/
Stefess6751/
Štefoić6739/
Steffeu677/
Steefes675/
Steuffe673/
Stefher673/
Stefech672/
Stefiej672/
Steffej671/
Steefey671/
Steffed671/
Stesfes671/
Stheffe671/
Steiffe671/
Stepffe671/
Stepfes671/
Steefer670/
Steifie670/
Steffez670/

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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 Štefe
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