Steenhoff Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Steenhoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Steenhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands961:175,90825,337
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Norway111:467,48139,375
Denmark81:705,58939,626
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Steenhoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Steenhoff occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Steenhoff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Steenhoff is the 1,017,412th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Steenhoff are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 175,908. In The Netherlands Steenhoff is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 28 percent live, South Holland, where 25 percent live and Utrecht, where 19 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Steenhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Steenhoff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Steenhoff surname grew 1,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Steenhoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Steenhoff surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Steenhoff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.99% less than the national average, earning 249,224 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 53.93% more than the national average, earning R 365,796 per year; in United States they earn 30.58% less than the national average, earning $29,955 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.52% less than the national average, earning $33,031 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Steenhoff
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