Steck Surname
Approximately 12,982 people bear this surname
Steck Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller on, or near, a steep incline.
Read More About This SurnameSteck Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,599 | 1:14,379 | 1,872 |
| United States | 4,619 | 1:78,471 | 8,961 |
| Switzerland | 863 | 1:9,517 | 1,550 |
| France | 407 | 1:163,201 | 25,424 |
| Brazil | 342 | 1:625,948 | 23,234 |
| Slovakia | 332 | 1:16,074 | 2,323 |
| Italy | 134 | 1:456,393 | 48,240 |
| Iran | 112 | 1:685,558 | 36,303 |
| Austria | 107 | 1:79,584 | 11,967 |
| Canada | 84 | 1:438,638 | 38,170 |
| Chile | 75 | 1:234,886 | 7,175 |
| Mexico | 38 | 1:3,266,479 | 23,844 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Poland | 29 | 1:1,310,647 | 81,985 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 614 | 1:81,789 | 8,584 |
Steck (38) may also be a first name.
Steck Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Dweller on, or near, a steep incline.
User-submitted Reference
This surname is fairly common in some small towns in southern Germany, located in the Schwaebische Alb region near the city of Ulm. The name seems to be derived from the German word "Stecken", which translates to "stick" or "pole" and has two possible meanings:
- a stiff and formal acting person, as in the English saying "As stiff as a poker."
- a tall and thin, even scrawny person.
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Steck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Steck Come From? nationality or country of origin
Steck has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Steck? popularity and diffusion
It is the 40,384th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 561,358 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Steck live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe. Steck is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 38 people.
The last name Steck is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 5,599 people, or 1 in 14,379. In Germany Steck is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 58 percent are found, Bavaria, where 25 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Switzerland, where 7 percent are found.
Steck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Steck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Steck surname expanded 752 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Steck Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Steck surname are 15.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.35% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Steck earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.19% more than the national average, earning 509,396 kr per year; in Peru they earn 36.33% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,428 per year; in South Africa they earn 8.77% less than the national average, earning R 216,792 per year; in United States they earn 13.64% more than the national average, earning $49,036 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning $49,102 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steuck | 91 | 1,504 | / |
| Stecks | 91 | 143 | / |
| Steeck | 91 | 34 | / |
| Stecke | 91 | 20 | / |
| Steick | 91 | 14 | / |
| Steckx | 91 | 11 | / |
| Steack | 91 | 4 | / |
| Stheck | 91 | 1 | / |
| Stteck | 91 | 1 | / |
| Stieck | 91 | 1 | / |
| Stec | 89 | 14,722 | / |
| Stek | 89 | 1,122 | / |
| Steicke | 83 | 151 | / |
| Stedcke | 83 | 22 | / |
| Schteck | 83 | 1 | / |
| Steugck | 83 | 1 | / |
| Stick | 80 | 1,976 | / |
| Stekh | 80 | 367 | / |
| Styck | 80 | 222 | / |
| Steik | 80 | 209 | / |
| Steic | 80 | 125 | / |
| Steek | 80 | 120 | / |
| Steuk | 80 | 120 | / |
| Stäck | 80 | 73 | / |
| Shtek | 80 | 72 | / |
| Stegk | 80 | 56 | / |
| Sztec | 80 | 43 | / |
| Sztek | 80 | 24 | / |
| Steak | 80 | 20 | / |
| Stiek | 80 | 18 | / |
| Steke | 80 | 14 | / |
| Stekk | 80 | 12 | / |
| Stecs | 80 | 8 | / |
| Steac | 80 | 2 | / |
| Stesk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Stekc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stetk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Steyk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stiec | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stejc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stejk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sstec | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stect | 80 | 0 | / |
| Stecková | 77 | 58 | / |
| Steckova | 77 | 6 | / |
| Stuyck | 73 | 1,422 | / |
| Stoick | 73 | 443 | / |
| Stekke | 73 | 53 | / |
| Stycke | 73 | 52 | / |
| Steike | 73 | 51 | / |
| Steakh | 73 | 44 | / |
| Shtekh | 73 | 41 | / |
| Steeke | 73 | 37 | / |
| Stejke | 73 | 30 | / |
| Stedke | 73 | 30 | / |
| Steiks | 73 | 25 | / |
| Szteke | 73 | 24 | / |
| Sticke | 73 | 24 | / |
| Shteyk | 73 | 13 | / |
| Steake | 73 | 7 | / |
| Steugk | 73 | 7 | / |
| Steigk | 73 | 6 | / |
| Stickå | 73 | 3 | / |
| Stickk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sthick | 73 | 1 | / |
| Stichk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Stuick | 73 | 1 | / |
| Steske | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shteik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Stetke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Steg | 67 | 1,428 | / |
| Styk | 67 | 1,419 | / |
| Stik | 67 | 440 | / |
| Štec | 67 | 359 | / |
| Styc | 67 | 88 | / |
| Stecová | 67 | 85 | / |
| Stic | 67 | 77 | / |
| Schtyck | 67 | 18 | / |
| Stecova | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sztejke | 67 | 13 | / |
| Stekova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Schtick | 67 | 4 | / |
| Stex | 67 | 2 | / |
| Stjk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sťec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stesske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Steq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stuijck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Steedke | 67 | 0 | / |
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