Steber Surname

189,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Steber Surname User-submission:

Derived from the High German verb, stiuben, meaning 'to escape'. The name was given as a nickname to a cowardly person, or thief.

Steber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1331:319,91129,174
Germany9811:82,06510,360
Australia341:793,99150,673
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Austria91:946,15970,786
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
France31:22,140,907385,998
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

The alternate forms: Stéber (52) are calculated separately.

Steber Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Derived from the High German verb, stiuben, meaning 'to escape'. The name was given as a nickname to a cowardly person, or thief.

- kjfitz

Steber Last Name Facts

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

Steber is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Stéber. For other potential spellings of Steber click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steber? popularity and diffusion

The last name Steber is the 189,571st most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,270,891 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Steber live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Steber is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,133 people, or 1 in 319,911. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 14 percent live, Wisconsin, where 11 percent live and Alabama, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States Steber occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 44 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Steber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Steber has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Steber last name rose 623 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Steber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Steber are 14.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.06% registered with the party.

The amount Steber earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.41% less than the national average, earning R 96,468 per year; in United States they earn 1.3% more than the national average, earning $43,711 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.62% more than the national average, earning $56,450 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stéber9452/
Stieber925,910/
Steuber922,630/
Stoeber92851/
Steeber92596/
Steiber92542/
Staeber9235/
Stebere9227/
Stebert928/
Shteber925/
Szteber923/
Steaber920/
Stebe91542/
Steibert8666/
Stiebier862/
Sthieber861/
Steberdt860/
Stober833,778/
Stöber833,749/
Stever832,848/
Steube831,351/
Staber831,327/
Stiber83433/
Stiebe83298/
Steybe83121/
Styber8389/
Sthebe8379/
Stäber8360/
Shtebe8314/
Stewer8310/
Steibe836/
Stebee832/
Stebes832/
Stebir831/
Stebie831/
Shteybert802/
Steberová801/
Stoiber775,543/
Stemper771,742/
Sztyber77703/
Stuiber77655/
Steever77642/
Staiber77253/
Stiever77112/
Steuwer77112/
Steuver7772/
Štieber7772/
Steiwer7758/
Steiver7758/
Shtiber7751/
Shtyber7749/
Shtober7735/
Stujber7724/
Stybert7714/
Stevert7710/
Stäbert7710/
Stibert778/
Stiberz778/
Stejver777/
Sztiber777/
Stabier776/
Sztober774/
Steveer773/
Stetver772/
Steebie772/
Steaver772/
Steebey771/
Steibey771/
Stobier771/
Stoyber771/
Stevier771/
Stöbert771/
Sztaber771/
Steebes770/
Steabet770/
Stebech770/
Szteberová752/
Steve7317,579/
Steba73959/
Štebe73179/
Stibe73163/
Stäbe73161/
Stybe7348/
Steby7325/
Stebi735/
Stempfer71627/
Stempher71298/
Shtibert7122/
Steweard715/
Steiwert714/
Shtemper711/
Steamper711/
Steawert711/
Steevert711/
Stewerrt711/
Stewerth710/
Steveart710/
Steinper710/
Stöver673,632/
Stiver672,767/
Steeby67511/
Steeve67409/
Shteba67241/
Stevey67165/
Steave6783/
Østeby6782/
Štiber6770/
Steuby6761/
Stieby6756/
Stebai6739/
Štýber6735/
Styver6729/
Stebih6727/
Stibes6722/
Steive6721/
Stempe6720/
Sztybe6719/
Štober6716/
Stiebi6716/
Stevee6715/
Sztajbert6715/
Stebay6714/
Steevy679/
Stöberová679/
Stybyr679/
Stebha677/
Stebit677/
Stevei677/
Stebys677/
Sztibe675/
Stiberova675/
Stebis675/
Shtybe675/
Stiwer674/
Stevej674/
Steevi672/
Štebej672/
Steboy672/
Styberová671/
Stibir671/
Steyve671/
Stibee671/
Staibe671/
Steibi671/
Stheve671/
Štíber671/
Stevir671/
Stabir671/
Stivee670/
Stieba670/

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