Greenstein Surname
Approximately 6,708 people bear this surname
Greenstein Surname Definition:
(German) Green stone.
Greenstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,712 | 1:76,923 | 8,809 |
| Israel | 1,499 | 1:5,709 | 861 |
| Canada | 209 | 1:176,295 | 17,615 |
| South Africa | 114 | 1:475,243 | 39,351 |
| England | 101 | 1:551,664 | 33,983 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Greenstein Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Green stone.
Greenstein Demographics
Greenstein Political Affiliation
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Greenstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Greenstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Greenstein occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Greenstein? popularity and diffusion
The surname Greenstein is the 73,397th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,086,396 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Greenstein reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,712 people, or 1 in 76,923. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 23 percent reside, Florida, where 15 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Greenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Greenstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Greenstein surname expanded 13,859 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Greenstein Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Greenstein last name are 42.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.11% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Greenstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 114.07% more than the national average, earning R 508,716 per year; in United States they earn 31.79% more than the national average, earning $56,864 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.36% more than the national average, earning $59,301 CAD per year.
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Greenstein Reference & Research
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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