Silverstein Surname
Approximately 10,484 people bear this surname
Silverstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,736 | 1:37,229 | 4,609 |
| Canada | 348 | 1:105,878 | 11,408 |
| England | 190 | 1:293,253 | 22,497 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 293 | 1:171,395 | 15,445 |
Silverstein (26) may also be a first name.
Silverstein Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Silver stone.
(from an ancestor's occupation) Silverstein is “litharge” or “lead monoxide” and was a name assumed by a jeweler.
User-submitted Reference
This surname mean 'silver stone' in German. Silber meaning 'silver' and stein meaning 'stone'. The surname was primarily assumed by Jewish people who worked with silver.
- hawkwindriderSilverstein Demographics
Average Male Silverstein Height
176.42 cm
Average Female Silverstein Height
163.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Silverstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silverstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silverstein is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silverstein? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 49,099th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 695,111 people. The surname Silverstein is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Silverstein live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 26 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 9,736 people, or 1 in 37,229. In The United States Silverstein is mostly found in: New York, where 25 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Silverstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Silverstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Silverstein last name increased 3,323 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,462 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Silverstein Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Silverstein surname are 42.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.78% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Silverstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.92% less than the national average, earning R 9,684 per year; in United States they earn 31.28% more than the national average, earning $56,647 USD per year and in Canada they earn 70.98% more than the national average, earning $84,950 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slverstein | 95 | 1 | / |
| Silbersztein | 87 | 15 | / |
| Silbershtein | 87 | 7 | / |
| Xsilberstein | 87 | 1 | / |
| Silberstien | 82 | 17 | / |
| Silberstain | 82 | 2 | / |
| Gilberstein | 82 | 2 | / |
| Selberstein | 82 | 1 | / |
| Zilbershtein | 78 | 64 | / |
| Zilbersztein | 78 | 13 | / |
| Silbersztejn | 78 | 2 | / |
| Zilberschtein | 75 | 5 | / |
| Zillbershtein | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schleferstein | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zylberstein | 73 | 88 | / |
| Zilberstain | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gelferstein | 73 | 7 | / |
| Zilberstien | 73 | 3 | / |
| Zilbersteyn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gelberstein | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zilbershteyn | 70 | 350 | / |
| Zylbersztein | 70 | 74 | / |
| Zylbershtein | 70 | 61 | / |
| Zilbersztain | 70 | 7 | / |
| Zilbershtain | 70 | 7 | / |
| Zilbersztejn | 70 | 4 | / |
| Zylbersteijn | 70 | 1 | / |
| Zelbershtein | 70 | 1 | / |
| Gilbershteyn | 70 | 1 | / |
| Zilberszteyn | 70 | 1 | / |
| Zilbersztajen | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zylbersztejin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zylberstejn | 64 | 5 | / |
| Zilberstajn | 64 | 2 | / |
| Zilberşteyn | 64 | 1 | / |
| Zylberstain | 64 | 1 | / |
| Zylbersztejn | 61 | 100 | / |
| Zilbersztajn | 61 | 10 | / |
| Zelbershteyn | 61 | 8 | / |
| Zylbersztain | 61 | 6 | / |
| Zilbirshteyn | 61 | 6 | / |
| Zylbersztjen | 61 | 1 | / |
| Zilbershtayn | 61 | 1 | / |
| Szylbersztajn | 58 | 1 | / |
| Zylberstajn | 55 | 32 | / |
| Zylbersztjn | 55 | 2 | / |
| Zylbersztajn | 52 | 122 | / |
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Silverstein 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
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Silverstein
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