The Stefano surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,285 people carried this name — #20,617 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 227,300 people counted. That is up 4% from 1,235 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 754 people named Stefano live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 73 people named Stefano.
21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
59 people named Stefano live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 49 people named Stefano live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Stefano,
with a public archive behind them.
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David Stefano 1960– · marine engineer -
Joseph Stefano 1922–2006 · screenwriter
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Ippazio Stefano 1945– · politician
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Dario Stefano 1963– · politician
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Emiliana di Stefano 1963– · organist
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Patrick J. Stefano 1965– · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Stefano.
- Steen 12,989 · U.S. census
- Stefan 3,013 · U.S. census
- Stefanelli 928 · U.S. census
- Stefani 1,702 · U.S. census
- Stefaniak 1,019 · U.S. census
- Stefanini 239 · U.S. census
- Stefanovic 351 · U.S. census
- Stefanski 2,311 · U.S. census
- Steff 275 · U.S. census
- Steffan 1,847 · U.S. census
- Steffe 435 · U.S. census
- Steffen 11,494 · U.S. census
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