Steiger Surname
Approximately 24,774 people bear this surname
Steiger Surname Definition:
(Dutch) Dweller on, or near, the pier or boat-landing place.
Read More About This SurnameSteiger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9,496 | 1:8,478 | 1,043 |
| United States | 5,639 | 1:64,277 | 7,527 |
| Switzerland | 5,343 | 1:1,537 | 124 |
| Austria | 1,334 | 1:6,383 | 771 |
| France | 606 | 1:109,608 | 16,346 |
| Brazil | 540 | 1:396,434 | 15,111 |
| Canada | 407 | 1:90,530 | 9,953 |
| Czechia | 204 | 1:52,125 | 8,732 |
| Hungary | 199 | 1:49,328 | 5,265 |
| Netherlands | 102 | 1:165,561 | 24,214 |
| Guatemala | 102 | 1:157,673 | 3,468 |
| Israel | 91 | 1:94,040 | 10,977 |
| Australia | 83 | 1:325,249 | 27,873 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Japan | 50 | 1:2,556,886 | 31,037 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| Belgium | 41 | 1:280,406 | 33,354 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Slovakia | 29 | 1:184,016 | 31,260 |
| Paraguay | 28 | 1:258,455 | 4,403 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Liechtenstein | 20 | 1:1,919 | 202 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 746 | 1:67,317 | 7,303 |
The alternate forms: Šteiger (86) are calculated separately.
Steiger (38) may also be a first name.
Steiger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch) Dweller on, or near, the pier or boat-landing place.
User-submitted Reference
Steiger is a variant of Steger, an occupational name from Middle High German stiger 'foreman', 'mine inspector'. Also a habitational name for someone from Steige in Alsace.
- jessintheskyySteiger Demographics
Average Male Steiger Height
178.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Steiger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Steiger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Steiger (Arabic: ستيغر) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Šteiger. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Steiger? popularity and diffusion
Steiger is the 21,948th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 294,161 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Steiger are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 38 people.
The surname Steiger is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 9,496 people, or 1 in 8,478. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 29 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 22 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name is found in 74 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Switzerland, where 22 percent are found.
Steiger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Steiger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Steiger last name rose 756 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,014 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Steiger Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Steiger last name is principally Evangelical (75%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Steiger last name are 6.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.23% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Steiger earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 76.27% less than the national average, earning S/. 4,601 per year; in South Africa they earn 25.21% more than the national average, earning R 297,552 per year; in United States they earn 10.44% more than the national average, earning $47,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.81% less than the national average, earning $48,784 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Steiger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Steiger in the Arabic language | ||
| ستيغر | styghr | - |
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Steiger Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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