Steiner Surname

3,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143,613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Steiner Surname Definition:

(Ger.) 1 Dweller by a Rock [ = Stein (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er] 2 Stone, i.e. Hard or Strong Warrior [O.Ger. Steinher, Steinhar: see Stein, and + O.H.Ger. Old Saxon heri, hari, army; in pers. nomencl.

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Steiner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany37,7151:2,135186
United States33,6471:10,7721,316
Austria26,6551:3197
Switzerland23,9701:3439
France4,0821:16,2721,745
Israel1,9971:4,285620
Brazil1,8651:114,7854,335
Italy1,8511:33,0405,935
Hungary1,7561:5,590656
Canada1,4091:26,1503,506
Czechia1,0861:9,7911,300
Australia7641:35,3354,660
New Zealand6051:7,4851,277
England5821:95,73510,197
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Sweden5291:18,6141,566
Argentina5001:85,4877,223
Slovakia3811:14,0061,922
Thailand3391:208,37334,683
Denmark3121:18,0921,777
Romania2441:82,2869,637
Slovenia2351:10,5862,496
Fiji2201:4,065748
Poland1761:215,95928,266
Dominican Republic1691:61,7333,013
South Africa1601:338,61131,451
Spain1571:297,78417,995
Netherlands1421:118,92418,728
Norway1371:37,5355,322
Croatia1251:33,8296,935
Uruguay1101:31,1983,594
Mexico921:1,349,19815,373
Belgium911:126,33718,388
Ecuador731:217,8888,098
Estonia731:18,1073,073
Chile661:266,9167,921
Japan541:2,367,48729,899
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Finland391:140,94113,163
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Greece361:307,77244,531
Venezuela281:1,078,71715,964
Liechtenstein251:1,535158
Scotland241:223,07611,507
China211:65,110,5513,537
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Malta181:23,9041,289
Wales181:171,91811,581
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Honduras141:629,7463,754
India141:54,790,384527,769
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Monaco101:3,707328
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Luxembourg71:82,9356,145
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Panama41:978,06412,245
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palau11:21,643223
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2511:15,4471,981

The alternate forms: Šteiner (240) & Steíner (1) are calculated separately.

Steiner (657) may also be a first name.

Steiner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) 1 Dweller by a Rock [ = Stein (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er] 2 Stone, i.e. Hard or Strong Warrior [O.Ger. Steinher, Steinhar: see Stein, and + O.H.Ger. Old Saxon heri, hari, army; in pers. nomencl. short for heriman(n, hariman(n]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German, Dutch, Swedish) Dweller near a stone or rock, often a boundary mark; one who came from Stein, the name of several villages in Switzerland; descendant of Staino or Stein, pet forms of names beginning with Stein (stone), as Steinher and Stainold.

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

(from a place name) or (from an ancestor's occupation) Steiner is often derived from any one of the many localities all over Poland which are called Kamien. The translation of Kamien is “stone” or “rock.” Sometimes the presence of a rock formation caused a number of localities in Galicia to be called shteyn in Yiddish and their Jewish inhabitants were referred to as Steiner. But a number of the German Steiners took their name from the occupation of jewelers. Jewelers were often called Steiner because they dealt in precious stones, called Edelsteine in German.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Steiner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Steiner (Arabic: شتينر, Russian: Стеинер) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Šteiner or Steíner. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steiner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Steiner is the 3,899th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,744 people. Steiner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Steiner reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 323,942nd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 657 people.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 37,715 people, or 1 in 2,135. In Germany Steiner is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 27 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 123 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Austria, where 19 percent live.

Steiner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Steiner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,035 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,712 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Steiner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Steiner last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Steiner surname are 14.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.97% registered with the political party.

The amount Steiner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 48.31% more than the national average, earning €44,537 per year; in Norway they earn 5.69% less than the national average, earning 326,404 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 165.69% more than the national average, earning R 631,380 per year; in United States they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $45,981 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.26% more than the national average, earning $57,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šteiner95240/
Steíner951/
Steigner93908/
Steinier93478/
Steijner9374/
Shteiner9354/
Steinher9332/
Stheiner9331/
Steinner9328/
Steitner9322/
Steinerd9318/
Steineur939/
Szteiner937/
Steisner933/
Stieiner932/
Steinere932/
Steihner931/
Steiiner931/
Steinerz931/
Steioner931/
Steinerr931/
Steainer930/
Steimner930/
Stiner923,101/
Stener92779/
Steinherr88429/
Steinnerd8872/
Steinherz8869/
Steidtner8820/
Shteinert8814/
Schteiner8812/
Steinnger887/
Steinhert885/
Steinnert884/
Steinerdt883/
Steinheur881/
Shteinerd881/
Steingner880/
Steinherd880/
Stheinger880/
Steinneir880/
Stenger8614,832/
Stegner864,113/
Stainer862,727/
Stinger861,664/
Stenert86467/
Stiener86303/
Stetner86241/
Stenier86161/
Stigner8698/
Steyner8679/
Stinear8633/
Stesner8630/
Stoiner8620/
Stejner8613/
Stinert8613/
Stitner8611/
Stijner867/
Shtiner865/
Steener865/
Stenher865/
Steinre864/
Steuner862/
Stinier862/
Steaner862/
Shtener861/
Stinher861/
Stoener861/
Staener861/
Steneir861/
Stenere861/
Steneur861/
Sttener861/
Steneer860/
Stinerd860/
Stuener860/
Styiner860/
Steinerová821,273/
Steinerova8233/
Steinheisr821/
Steinheart820/
Stettner803,850/
Stainier80376/
Shteyner80253/
Stoehner80127/
Shtainer80105/
Sztejner80101/
Stoenner8094/
Sztetner8077/
Sztegner8046/
Stienert8038/
Stoitner8029/
Stainner8028/
Stiegner8028/
Stittner8022/
Shtenger8021/
Sztainer809/
Stainert809/
Staigner808/
Stainger806/
Stejnert806/
Stienger805/
Steynert804/
Staenger804/
Stheneur803/
Sttenger803/
Shtetner802/
Sztenger802/
Szteyner802/
Shtenher802/
Steneart801/
Sttinger801/
Staiener801/
Steagner801/
Šteinert801/
Styenier801/
Steanger800/
Steneard800/
Stuenger800/
Steinnehher781/
Styner77422/
Staner77404/
Stenér775/
Štiner771/
Steudtner75738/
Shteynert7597/
Sztejnert7552/
Schtainer7518/
Sttengerr7513/
Stoidtner759/
Sztainert755/
Shtainert755/
Stäijnerz752/
Sztettner752/
Steenhert751/
Steinhisr751/
Schtenger751/
Stiennier751/
Steeneart751/
Stajinert751/
Schtinger751/
Stienhert750/
Stinheart750/
Stanger719,050/
Stagner713,151/
Stanier711,100/
Stayner71886/
Stauner71820/
Stanner71428/
Stajner71103/
Stanert7190/
Stégner7187/
Štainer7173/
Statner7148/
Štetner7141/
Štegner7138/
Stamner7126/
Stänger7113/
Stouner7112/
Sztaner7111/
Štenger7110/
Stainerová716/
Shteynerdt715/
Stasner714/
Stejnerová712/
Stahner712/
Stanere712/
Stoyner711/
Šteinerova711/
Štejner711/
Štinger711/
Stygner711/
Stätner711/
Sztyner711/
Stenior711/
Staneer710/
Stenire710/
Stenirt710/
Stanerd710/
Stojner710/
Stautner67522/
Staneart67315/
Shtayner67244/
Stattner67195/
Sztajner67175/
Stoutner67138/
Stangner6785/
Stannert6784/
Stättner6769/
Städtner6740/
Stadtner6736/
Shtanher6718/
Stajnert6713/
Shtanger6712/
Stanhert679/
Staunger672/
Sttanger671/
Sttanner671/
Stougner671/
Štainger671/
Stanierz671/
Sztanger671/
Stannier670/
Stannerd670/
Stanherd670/
Staunner670/
Sttagner670/
Stahnner670/

Steiner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Steiner in the Russian language
Стеинерsteiner-
Steiner in the Arabic language
شتينرshtynr-

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