Steif Surname
Approximately 941 people bear this surname
Steif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 530 | 1:36,417 | 2,225 |
| United States | 205 | 1:1,768,092 | 116,364 |
| Germany | 78 | 1:1,032,121 | 70,345 |
| Austria | 73 | 1:116,650 | 16,371 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
The alternate forms: Šteif (23) are calculated separately.
Steif (872) may also be a first name.
Steif Demographics
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Steif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Steif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Steif is found most frequently in Syria. It can occur as a variant: Šteif. For other possible spellings of Steif click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Steif? popularity and diffusion
The surname Steif is the 379,286th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,744,470 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Steif reside; 57 percent reside in West Asia and 57 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 275,516th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 872 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Syria, where it is held by 530 people, or 1 in 36,417. In Syria Steif is most frequent in: Hama Governorate, where 51 percent are found, Homs Governorate, where 45 percent are found and Aleppo Governorate, where 2 percent are found. Not including Syria it is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.
Steif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Steif has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Steif last name increased 436 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Steif Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Steif last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.
The amount Steif earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 12.19% more than the national average, earning $48,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 219.72% more than the national average, earning $158,848 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Steif
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