Steenkamp Surname

18,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Steenkamp Surname Definition:

“Stony Ground” in Dutch.

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Steenkamp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa27,2321:1,989247
Namibia1,2431:1,938280
Netherlands6031:28,0054,591
Swaziland3541:3,667293
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
England2321:240,16419,707
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Australia811:333,28028,364
Zimbabwe731:211,48324,106
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Wales101:309,45316,869
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Steenkamp (37) may also be a first name.

Steenkamp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Stony Ground” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

A surname of dutch settlers in South Africa. Steenkamp means 'stone camp'.

- Johannes Heinz Michels

Steenkamp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Steenkamp has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Steenkamp? popularity and diffusion

The last name Steenkamp is the 18,055th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 238,381 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Steenkamp are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 37 people.

The last name Steenkamp is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 27,232 people, or 1 in 1,989. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 25 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and Northern Cape, where 16 percent live. Besides South Africa Steenkamp exists in 52 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 4 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Steenkamp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Steenkamp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Steenkamp surname rose 3,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Steenkamp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Steenkamp are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Steenkamp earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.58% more than the national average, earning R 374,460 per year; in United States they earn 41.65% more than the national average, earning $61,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.25% more than the national average, earning $50,800 CAD per year.

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