Steenstra Surname

279,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Steenstra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Steenstra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8261:20,4453,223
United States4051:894,96067,538
Canada611:604,02649,778
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
England121:4,643,172139,951
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Steenstra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Steenstra is found most in The Netherlands. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Steenstra? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 279,970th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,280,830 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Steenstra reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 826 people, or 1 in 20,445. In The Netherlands Steenstra is most prevalent in: Friesland, where 23 percent live, South Holland, where 15 percent live and North Holland, where 15 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Steenstra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Steenstra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Steenstra last name expanded 4,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Steenstra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Steenstra surname are 18.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Steenstra earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.19% less than the national average, earning R 30,444 per year; in United States they earn 18.46% more than the national average, earning $51,113 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.31% more than the national average, earning $49,838 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stenstra9418/
Stienstra892,308/
Steenstry8926/
Steinstra8910/
Steemstra890/
Steinstraß8439/
Stinstra8260/
Steinstrass8024/
Steinstrahs801/
Stenstrop7892/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Steenstra
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