Steinhauser Surname

61,509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Steinhauser Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Steinhaus (stone homestead or castle), the name of many places in Germany.

Steinhauser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,3521:18,4982,424
United States1,9491:185,97218,510
Austria8161:10,4361,419
Brazil2541:842,81230,419
Czechia1431:74,36012,495
Italy1411:433,73546,903
Switzerland1111:73,9908,709
Canada501:736,91258,785
Australia491:550,93340,757
Hungary481:204,50617,202
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Slovakia281:190,58832,093
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England61:9,286,343223,652
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1931:260,20021,388

The alternate forms: Šteinhauser (2) are calculated separately.

Steinhauser Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Steinhaus (stone homestead or castle), the name of many places in Germany.

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

Steinhauser Last Name Facts

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

The surname Steinhauser is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Šteinhauser. For other possible spellings of Steinhauser click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steinhauser? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 61,509th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 891,552 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Steinhauser are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Steinhauser is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 4,352 people, or 1 in 18,498. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 50 percent live, Bavaria, where 36 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent live. Outside of Germany it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Austria, where 10 percent live.

Steinhauser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Steinhauser has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,010 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Steinhauser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Steinhauser last name are 15.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.07% being registered with the political party.

The amount Steinhauser earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 101.74% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,107 per year; in United States they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $45,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.44% more than the national average, earning $57,356 CAD per year.

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