Shtein Surname
Approximately 695 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 330 | 1:137,948 | 19,385 |
| Russia | 167 | 1:863,012 | 69,440 |
| Israel | 59 | 1:145,045 | 15,356 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 1:884,125 | 54,571 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
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.
- arshtShtein Demographics
Average Shtein Salary in
United States
$44,265 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shtein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shtein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shtein (Georgian: შტეინ, Russian: Штеин) is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shtein? popularity and diffusion
It is the 480,002nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,485,678 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Shtein reside; 65 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 65 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 330 people, or 1 in 137,948. In Ukraine Shtein is most common in: Kiev, where 16 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 12 percent reside and Cherkasy Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Beside Ukraine this last name is found 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 holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (82%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Shtein surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for 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
Shtein Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shtein in the Georgian language | ||
| შტეინ | shtein | - |
| Shtein in the Russian language | ||
| Штеин | stein | - |
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