Steels Surname

209,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Belgium

Steels Surname Definition:

Genit., and pl., of Steel.

Steels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8101:68,7887,946
Belgium5431:21,1723,275
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
India1851:4,146,299111,116
Canada1071:344,35131,229
France311:2,142,668174,004
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Wales61:515,75523,171
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3551:68,6637,757
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Steels Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Genit., and pl., of Steel.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Steels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Steels is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Steels? popularity and diffusion

The surname Steels is the 209,527th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,695,510 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Steels live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 810 people, or 1 in 68,788. In England it is most frequent in: Lincolnshire, where 16 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 13 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England Steels occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Steels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Steels has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Steels surname increased 228 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 387 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Steels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Steels surname are 31.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Steels earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.44% less than the national average, earning $35,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.49% more than the national average, earning $56,384 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steeles92168/
Stels9141/
Steggels863/
Stiels83415/
Staels83381/
Steyls83257/
Steils83228/
Stelse83179/
Stells83131/
Steals83109/
Stoels8331/
Steelz838/
Styels832/
Stls801/
Steijls774/
Stelles773/
Steelez772/
Stieles772/
Steyles772/
Steales771/
Steills771/
Steiles770/
Stelz73868/
Stils7345/
Stles738/
Styls735/
Ståls733/
Stowells7152/
Steglish711/
Stills672,544/
Stouls67175/
Stayls67127/
Stølås6783/
Stelze6746/
Stelce6742/
Ståhls6735/
Stails6720/
Støles675/
Steglisch673/
Stlles673/
Stielz672/
Stålås671/
Stiggells670/
Stoils670/
Stauls670/
Stelch670/
Steilz670/
Stellz670/
Stoyls670/
Stilhs670/

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