Shtein Surname

480,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shtein Surname User-submission:

The Shtein surname comes from the German word Stein for 'stone', transliterated into Russian, then Romanized back into shtein or shteyn.

Shtein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3301:137,94819,385
Russia1671:863,01269,440
Israel591:145,04515,356
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Belarus111:863,73365,346
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Shtein Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Shtein surname comes from the German word Stein for 'stone', transliterated into Russian, then Romanized back into shtein or shteyn.

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Shtein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shtein (Georgian: შტეინ, Russian: Штеин) occurs most in Ukraine. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shtein? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 480,002nd most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. Shtein is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Shtein reside; 65 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 65 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Shtein is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is borne by 330 people, or 1 in 137,948. In Ukraine it is mostly found in: Kiev, where 16 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 12 percent reside and Cherkasy Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Barring Ukraine this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 24 percent reside and Israel, where 8 percent reside.

Shtein Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shtein surname is principally Orthodox (82%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Shtein last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Shtein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 578.37% more than the national average, earning R 1,612,060 per year; in United States they earn 2.59% more than the national average, earning $44,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.66% less than the national average, earning $44,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schtein9222/
Shtetin922/
Stein91182,977/
Shteting8618/
Shchtein861/
Shteyn832,363/
Steijn83958/
Steien83256/
Sztein83117/
Shtain83116/
Stesin8369/
Stetin8348/
Sthein8338/
Steinc8332/
Steinn8325/
Steinø8322/
Stejin8321/
Steink8316/
Stecin8312/
Åstein838/
Steinh837/
Chtein836/
Steind835/
Steiin834/
Shtien833/
Steyin833/
Sttein833/
Steian832/
Sdtein831/
Sstein831/
Shthin831/
Shtine831/
Steint831/
Steihn830/
Stettin77678/
Steinck7772/
Schtine7735/
Steting7723/
Håstein7721/
Stessin7716/
Shtehan779/
Steijne778/
Shtenhe775/
Shtatin774/
Chteine773/
Shtehyn773/
Stechin772/
Steinne771/
Shtaine771/
Schteen771/
Sztetin771/
Stecink771/
Steihan771/
Steisen771/
Shtysin771/
Steiten771/
Steiien771/
Såstein771/
Schtain771/
Jzstein770/
Steindt770/
Steyn7354,741/
Steen7337,647/
Stine7313,770/
Stene733,932/
Stien731,905/
Stain731,891/
Shtan73629/
Stoen73485/
Stean73477/
Stuen73352/
Stoin73294/
Steim73275/
Stijn73100/
Steun7390/
Sthen7341/
Stejn7341/
Styen7339/
Štein7337/
Staen7315/
Stenh734/
Stitn732/
Stetn731/
Stgin731/
Stuin730/
Stgen730/
Steichen712,362/
Steinová71236/
Steidten71145/
Steingue7129/
Stessing7112/
Steinova715/
Stetting714/
Steesing711/
Steußing711/
Schttine711/
Steating710/
Stteting710/
Steeting710/
Stoian6743,254/
Staten679,576/
Staine671,400/
Shtang67781/
Steane67693/
Stasin67632/
Stisen67506/
Steene67421/
Stegne67385/
Statin67317/
Shtayn67241/
Steyan67214/
Sztejn67123/
Štetin67113/
Stasen67112/
Steyne67100/
Stojin6756/
Stajin6755/
Stisin6748/
Stoien6741/
Stesen6738/
Staien6737/
Stayen6733/
Sztain6732/
Stayin6726/
Stgean6724/
Steehn6721/
Steussing6720/
Shtanh6716/
Szteyn6714/
Stoyen6712/
Staçen6712/
Steten6711/
Stehan6710/
Staint679/
Stesyn679/
Stiyan678/
Šteinc678/
Steand677/
Steenh677/
Stehyn677/
Stacin676/
Chteyn676/
Staing675/
Shtand674/
Stejan674/
Steuen674/
Stégen674/
Stoine673/
Stysin673/
Stijan673/
Staion673/
Steyen673/
Shtyne673/
Sttain673/
Shteym672/
Shteynova672/
Stiten672/
Sthenk672/
Stehhn672/
Steang672/
Jstean671/
Shtoyn671/
Stecen671/
Sttoin671/
Stujen671/
Steunk671/
Sthean671/
Stajen671/
Steahn671/
Steant671/
Stetim671/
Stawen671/
Steuan671/
Steync671/
Steßen671/
Stheim671/
Sthene671/
Stioan671/
Sjtejn671/
Shtaun671/
Steenå671/
Stainc671/
Chtene671/
Steyjn671/
Stejen671/
Sthien671/
Steynn670/
Steischen670/
Stuing670/
Stuenn670/
Staind670/

Shtein Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shtein in the Georgian language
შტეინshtein-
Shtein in the Russian language
Штеинstein-

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