Samstein Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Samstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Israel111:777,96750,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Samstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samstein is most common in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Samstein.

How Common Is The Last Name Samstein? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Samstein occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Samstein are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States Samstein is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 83 percent are found, New Jersey, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 37 percent are found and Thailand, where 3 percent are found.

Samstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Samstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Samstein surname grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Samstein Last Name Statistics demography

Samstein earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.87% less than the national average, earning $27,672 USD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samstein
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