Meaning of the nameStefania
- Female
- Greek origin
- Ste-fa-ni-a
Stefania is a female name of Greek origin, the feminine form of Estêvão (Stephanos, 'crown' or 'garland'), used in Italian, Polish and Greek.
Meaning
“feminine form of Estêvão (Stephanos), 'crown' or 'garland'”
Source: Behind the Name: Stefania · Behind the Name: Stephen
- People (2022)
- 3,880
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,257
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,643
- people
Stefania in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Stefania, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,433 people).
3,873 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Stefania is most common
States with the highest share of people named Stefania in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Goiás 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,110 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 929 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 236 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 193 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 186 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 144 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 134 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 125 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 114 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 87 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 79 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 77 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 74 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 71 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 51 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 41 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 37 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 20 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Stefania
Stefania is the feminine form of Stephen, in Portuguese Estêvão, which comes from the Greek Stephanos, 'crown' or 'garland', according to Behind the Name. The same site lists Stefania as the Italian, Polish and Greek form of the name, and Wiktionary describes it in Italian as equivalent to Stephanie. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,880 people named Stefania, with a median age of 31. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais. The name is almost always female and appears mostly among people born from 1980 to 2000.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Stefania · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Stephen · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Stefania · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Stefania
What does the name Stefania mean?
Stefania means “feminine form of Estêvão (Stephanos), 'crown' or 'garland'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Stefania in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,880 people with the first name Stefania, which ranks it number 3,257 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Stefania a boy's or a girl's name?
Stefania is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,873 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Stefania?
Stefania is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Stefania most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.005% of the state's population is named Stefania (1,110 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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