Milstein Surname

116,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Milstein Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) “Millstone,” in German. A name assumed by a miller.

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Milstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9641:184,55118,400
Israel1,3921:6,148936
Argentina1461:292,76323,421
South Africa811:668,86148,796
Canada551:669,92054,285
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Australia391:692,19746,687
France341:1,953,609166,012
Chile321:550,51513,718
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Belgium211:547,45951,586
England211:2,653,24194,788
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Tonga11:107,313791
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

The alternate forms: Milštein (3) are calculated separately.

Milstein (20) may also be a first name.

Milstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) “Millstone,” in German. A name assumed by a miller.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

It comes from the Yiddish for 'stone mill', which might suggest it was a profession surname for mill workers.

- alanmil

Milstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Milstein occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Milštein. Click here to see other possible spellings of Milstein.

How Common Is The Last Name Milstein? popularity and diffusion

It is the 116,973rd most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,850,101 people. The surname Milstein is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Milstein are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Milstein is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 20 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,964 people, or 1 in 184,551. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 24 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 35 percent live and Argentina, where 4 percent live.

Milstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Milstein are 40.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Milstein earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 39.67% more than the national average, earning R 331,920 per year; in United States they earn 34.35% more than the national average, earning $57,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.3% more than the national average, earning $63,741 CAD per year.

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