Eckstein Surname

24,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Eckstein Surname Definition:

See Eksteen.

Eckstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,0851:6,662821
United States6,8901:52,6076,323
Israel9991:8,5661,339
Brazil5011:427,29416,230
Canada3711:99,31410,780
South Africa3051:177,63219,553
Austria2131:39,9796,421
Switzerland1801:45,6276,230
England1741:320,21923,859
France1661:400,13758,863
Australia931:290,27625,669
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
Czechia511:208,49929,840
Trinidad and Tobago411:33,2683,344
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Hungary361:272,67421,202
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Finland81:687,08836,047
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China41:341,830,39216,990
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6091:82,4618,643

Eckstein (16) may also be a first name.

Eckstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Eksteen.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(an invented surname) Eckstein means “a cornerstone” and is a reference to Psalm 118:22; “The stone that the builders rejected has become a cornerstone.” This has been traditionally viewed as a reference to the tragic fate of Israel and expressed the hope that in the future its fortune would rise.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Eckstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eckstein is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Eckstein.

How Common Is The Last Name Eckstein? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 24,041st most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 323,819 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Eckstein reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Eckstein is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Eckstein is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 12,085 people, or 1 in 6,662. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 27 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found. Beside Germany Eckstein occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Israel, where 4 percent are found.

Eckstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eckstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Eckstein surname expanded 1,131 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 405 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eckstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Eckstein last name are 31.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.09% being registered with the party.

The amount Eckstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.56% less than the national average, earning 198,793 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 88.03% more than the national average, earning R 446,832 per year; in United States they earn 11.61% more than the national average, earning $48,157 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $48,992 CAD per year.

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