Steain Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Steain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Steain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1011:267,28424,253
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Steain Last Name Facts

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

The last name Steain is found most frequently in Australia. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Steain.

How Common Is The Last Name Steain? popularity and diffusion

Steain is the 1,795,579th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Steain live; 96 percent live in Australasia and 96 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most widespread in Australia, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 267,284. In Australia it is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 83 percent are found and Victoria, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Australia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Steain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Steain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Steain surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steaine920/
Stein91182,977/
Stjean832,689/
Steinn8325/
Åstein838/
Steinh837/
Stahin834/
Stehin832/
Steaen832/
Styein831/
Stgein831/
Stoein830/
Staijen7761/
Shtyein7727/
Steijen776/
St'jean771/
Stehean771/
Stijean771/
Stahine771/
Stauhin771/
Steiien771/
Stehing770/
Stien731,905/
Steén73172/
Stéen73101/
Styen7339/
Staen7315/
Stjin7314/
Stjen732/
Stèen732/
Stiin731/
Stgen730/
Staaijen7117/
Shtauhin715/
Stojaink711/
Staeting710/
Stiene67764/
Stehen6754/
Staigienė6751/
Stieng6749/
Stient6730/
Stihin677/
Stiehn676/
Stégen674/
Steuen674/
Shtien673/
Stieen672/
Sthien671/
Stauim671/
Stienk671/
Styaen671/
Stoeen671/
Stjeam671/
Stahen670/

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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 Steain
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