Steigen Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Steigen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Steigen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway641:80,34811,180
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Steigen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Steigen occurs most in Norway. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Steigen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,136,387th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Steigen live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 80,348. In Norway Steigen is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 53 percent live, Northern Norway, where 20 percent live and Western Norway, where 19 percent live. Barring Norway it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Steigen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Steigen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Steigen last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Steigen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Steigen last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Steigen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.68% more than the national average, earning 348,441 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,675 USD 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Steigen
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