Steinberger Surname

47,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Steinberger Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Steinberg (stone mountain), the name of many places in Germany.

Steinberger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,7961:16,7862,218
United States2,4721:146,62615,141
Austria2,4161:3,525355
Israel4881:17,5362,618
France2001:332,11450,174
Czechia901:118,15019,158
Canada551:669,92054,285
Australia501:539,91440,287
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Greece341:325,87646,418
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
England261:2,143,00282,017
Croatia241:176,19222,291
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Norway61:857,04855,549
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3381:148,57613,812

Steinberger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Steinberg (stone mountain), the name of many places in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Steinberger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Steinberger is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steinberger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 47,571st most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 670,119 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Steinberger are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Steinberger is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 4,796 people, or 1 in 16,786. In Germany Steinberger is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 77 percent reside, Hesse, where 6 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Austria, where 22 percent reside.

Steinberger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Steinberger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Steinberger last name increased 731 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Steinberger Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Steinberger surname are 30.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Steinberger earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 30.89% more than the national average, earning 452,967 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.23% more than the national average, earning $47,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.89% more than the national average, earning $62,050 CAD per year.

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Steinberger Reference & Research

Steiner DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Steiner FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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