Steib Surname

132,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Steib Surname User-submission:

(German) Dialect variant of the surname Staub. It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

Steib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2681:63,4908,152
United States1,1661:310,85728,493
France6571:101,10014,853
Hungary801:122,70311,458
Switzerland751:109,50611,444
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
England301:1,857,26974,552
Chile241:734,02016,565
Austria111:774,13064,097
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

The alternate forms: Šteib (13) are calculated separately.

Steib Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(German) Dialect variant of the surname Staub. It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

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Steib Last Name Facts

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

Steib occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Šteib. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steib? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 132,747th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,144,026 people. Steib occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Steib are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,268 people, or 1 in 63,490. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 69 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent live. Beside Germany this last name is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and France, where 19 percent live.

Steib Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Steib has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,154 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Steib Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Steib surname are 31.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.08% being registered with the party.

Steib earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $45,751 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šteib9313/
Ssteib918/
Steibs914/
Stheib911/
Stib8969/
Steb8965/
Schteib830/
Staib803,305/
Steeb802,612/
Stieb801,468/
Steif80941/
Stoib80198/
Steip80128/
Shtib80116/
Staeb8090/
Steub8055/
Steab8021/
Stebd8014/
Stibs8012/
Stuib805/
Stebs805/
Steiv802/
Steiw802/
Stueb800/
Steibová773/
Østebø73460/
Steiff73260/
Steiof73113/
Shteeb7375/
Steubs7338/
Steipe7331/
Steipp7330/
Steebs7327/
Shteif7315/
Stgeeb735/
Sthaib734/
Stiyab731/
Steyab731/
Steabs730/
Stheip730/
Steife730/
Steabp730/
Steifs730/
Stef674,659/
Step672,522/
Stab67792/
Stip67675/
Stew67394/
Stev67393/
Stäb67341/
Stif67173/
Steioff67104/
Steiauf6720/
Stiv6719/
Styb677/
Shtayeb677/
Stebova673/
Stheiff672/
Xteb671/
Steivht671/
Stáb671/
Steiffe671/
Xtib671/
Stjb671/
Steiffs670/

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