Štefec Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Štefec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Štefec Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia741:57,14310,758
Czechia661:161,11324,575

The alternate forms: Stefec (6) are calculated separately.

Štefec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Štefec has its highest incidence in Croatia. It may appear as: Stefec. For other possible spellings of Štefec click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Štefec? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,497,948th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name Štefec is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Štefec are found; 53 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 53 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 57,143. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 64 percent reside, Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 16 percent reside and Varaždin County, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Croatia Štefec is found in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 47 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stefec946/
Štefek831,483/
Štefic837/
Štefecová804/
Šteffek77175/
Shtefec7736/
Ştefesc7732/
Stefesc7719/
Stefech772/
Steffec771/
Steffeck71163/
Stesfeck711/
Stefek671,098/
Štefić67347/
Štefík67232/
Stefes67230/
Stefic6738/
Štefik6724/
Štafek6715/
Štefič677/
Štefiš671/
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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 Štefec
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