790
Stepans in the USA29768th
most common last name in the USAHistorical figures and celebrities called Stepan
StepanBandera
Stepan Bandera was a Ukrainian nationalist and leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), which fought for Ukrainian independence against both Soviet and Nazi forces during World War II.StepanTimoshenko
Stepan Timoshenko was a Soviet military commander during World War II and held several high-ranking positions in the Red Army.StepanShahumyan
Stepan Shahumyan was an Armenian Bolshevik revolutionary and one of the leaders of the Baku Commune, a short-lived Bolshevik government in Azerbaijan.StepanMakarov
Stepan Makarov was a Russian admiral and naval strategist who played a significant role in the development of the Russian Navy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.StepanRazin
Stepan Razin was a Cossack leader who led a major uprising against the Russian nobility and tsarist regime in the late 17th century.StepanPachikov
Stepan Pachikov is a Russian entrepreneur and computer scientist, known as the founder of the handwriting recognition software company, ParaGraph International (later acquired by Microsoft).StepanGorgorin
Stepan Gorgorin is a fictional character from the video game series 'Metro Exodus,' based on Dmitry Glukhovsky's novel 'Metro 2035.' He is a member of the Aurora crew and is known for his engineering skills.StepanBelyaev
Stepan Belyaev was a Russian biologist and geneticist known for his research on domesticated animals and artificial selection, especially with the silver fox.StepanZorian
Stepan Zorian was an Armenian scholar and linguist known for his work in the field of Oriental studies, particularly the Armenian language and literature.StepanNezalezhnosti
Stepan Nezalezhnosti is the name of the central square in Kyiv, Ukraine. It is also known as Independence Square and played a pivotal role in the country's 2013-2014 political revolution, known as the Euromaidan.Stepan Genealogy
OriginsThe surname 'Stepan' is derived from the given name 'Stepan,' which is the Ukrainian and Russian form of the name 'Stephen.' The name 'Stephen' has Greek origins and means 'crown' or 'garland.'
Geographic DistributionThe surname 'Stepan' is primarily found in Ukraine and Russia, reflecting its Ukrainian and Russian origins. However, it may also be found in other countries with Ukrainian and Russian diaspora.
VariationsVariations of the surname 'Stepan' include 'Stepanova' (feminine form) and other variations based on regional pronunciation and spelling.