Einstein Surname

157,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Einstein Surname Definition:

(German) One who lines, or encloses, with stone, a mason; dweller in a stone enclosure.

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Einstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2691:285,62626,570
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Israel3011:28,4314,098
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
India831:9,241,752184,052
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
England191:2,932,529101,561
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
China101:136,732,1577,199
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
France71:9,488,960336,266
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2661:188,79216,642

Einstein (2,007) may also be a first name.

Einstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who lines, or encloses, with stone, a mason; dweller in a stone enclosure.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from an ancestor's occupation) From a German word which means “to enclose with stone.” The name was assumed by a mason.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

From ein = 'One' in German and stein = 'stone' in German. Hence Einstein may be translated as 'one stone'.

- peterfessel

Einstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Einstein (Oriya: ଆଇନ୍ାଇନ୍) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Einstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name Einstein is the 157,100th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,616,713 people. The surname Einstein is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Einstein reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 168,700th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 2,007 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,269 people, or 1 in 285,626. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 18 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and New Jersey, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 20 percent are found and Israel, where 11 percent are found.

Einstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Einstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Einstein surname increased 477 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 317 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Einstein Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Einstein are 7.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.3% being registered with the political party.

The amount Einstein earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 38.5% more than the national average, earning $59,760 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.59% more than the national average, earning $65,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heinstein94169/
Einshtein9411/
Geinstein940/
Enstein9351/
Instein936/
Henstein88104/
Ainstein8881/
Einstien8829/
Enshtein8816/
Ensztein8810/
Einstain887/
Einstine886/
Ginstein883/
Einsteen882/
Ensjtein881/
Eynstein881/
Enstesin880/
Oinstein880/
Ienstein880/
Eijgenstein8459/
Heißenstein8436/
Heisenstein8426/
Eisensztein845/
Isenstein82196/
Ainsztein8223/
Ainshtein8211/
Einstaien824/
Hoenstein823/
Huenstein822/
Owenstein822/
Hoinstein821/
Genshtein821/
Hainstein821/
Eienstien820/
Ecenstein820/
Instine8047/
Enstine8033/
Eijgensteijn8031/
Anstein8019/
Enstien806/
Insteen805/
Instain804/
Heissenstein802/
Eichenshtein801/
Enstene801/
Hauenstein785,388/
Aisenstein78330/
Eggenstein78322/
Hasenstein78259/
Howenstein78258/
Eisenstien788/
Houenstein785/
Achinstein783/
Hatenstein782/
Achenstein782/
Hawenstein781/
Hehenstein781/
Iesenstein781/
Hisenstein781/
Echenstein780/
Autenstein780/
Eutenstein780/
Eisenstine780/
Hetenstein780/
Hanstein751,940/
Enshteyn75177/
Ensztejn7521/
Ganstein7512/
Ainsteen753/
Ainstain753/
Ejnstejn752/
Eynsteyn752/
Anshtein752/
Ainstine751/
Ahnstein751/
Ienstien751/
Ennstien750/
Henstine750/
Innstain750/
Henstien750/
Ienstine750/
Ginstain750/
Aunstein750/
Ainstaen750/
Hattenstein7439/
Hausenstein7412/
Aisensztein744/
Hessenstein742/
Howensteine741/
Haasenstein741/
Aisennstein741/
Aysensztein741/
Hauesnstein741/
Hettenstein740/
Hautinstein740/
Housenstein740/
Haunstein71202/
Eynshteyn71118/
Instan7161/
Hannstein7118/
Hansstein719/
Jensstuen718/
Hanshtein718/
Genshteyn713/
Ainshtain712/
Heinstand711/
Eisenstan711/
Eenstteen711/
Ayinsteen711/
Geenstien711/
Hahnstein711/
Enstan711/
Hounstein710/
Hoensteen710/
Hansteind710/
Owenstine710/
Hamnstein710/
Hainstine710/
Anstine671,226/
Amstein67464/
Howenstine67459/
Instant6715/
Hauenstien6710/
Howenstien673/
Hauenstine673/
Hasenstien672/
Hasenstean671/
Houhnstein671/
Anstien671/
Instane671/
Anštein671/
Hatenstine670/
Aggenstain670/
Houenstine670/
Henstan670/
Emstien670/

Einstein Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Einstein in the Oriya language
ଆଇନ୍ାଇନ୍a'ina'in50
ଆଇନାଇନ୍a'ina'in50

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