Feuerstein Surname

58,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Feuerstein Surname User-submission:

Feuerstein is a German surname - a combination of feuer (fire) and stein (stone). It is most likely an occupational name for a seller of flints or a location name for someone living near an outcrop of flint.

Many of the people who bear this surname are German and Jewish Ashkenazi.

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Feuerstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,0781:26,1553,456
United States2,2531:160,87816,381
Austria1,2081:7,049873
Israel7511:11,3951,746
France7351:90,37113,011
Switzerland2291:35,8645,201
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Canada531:695,20056,020
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Luxembourg401:14,5143,173
Uruguay321:107,24210,337
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Czechia191:559,65656,138
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Feuerstein Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Feuerstein is a German surname - a combination of feuer (fire) and stein (stone). It is most likely an occupational name for a seller of flints or a location name for someone living near an outcrop of flint.

Many of the people who bear this surname are German and Jewish Ashkenazi.

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Feuerstein Last Name Facts

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

Feuerstein is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Feuerstein? popularity and diffusion

The surname Feuerstein is the 58,554th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 844,248 people. Feuerstein is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Feuerstein are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 3,078 people, or 1 in 26,155. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 39 percent live, Bavaria, where 15 percent live and Hesse, where 13 percent live. Beside Germany this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Austria, where 14 percent live.

Feuerstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Feuerstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Feuerstein surname rose 4,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Feuerstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Feuerstein last name are 38.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.92% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Feuerstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.04% less than the national average, earning R 49,800 per year; in United States they earn 26.29% more than the national average, earning $54,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.39% more than the national average, earning $49,879 CAD per year.

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Feuerstein Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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