Family name Stepans (Степан 
, Stepans 
) , in the entire world, is quite a common cognomen. The family name Stepans is characteristic of Armenia, where it is a common surname, Latvia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Kyrgyzstan. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Armenia, Russia, and Ukraine. Much more prevalently, Stepans is the forename as well as the last name.