Steinhobel Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Steinhobel Surname Definition:

“Stone-Hill” in Old German. (Compare “Heuvel” in Afrikaans).

Steinhobel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2831:191,44120,758
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Steinhöbel (58) are calculated separately.

Steinhobel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Stone-Hill” in Old German. (Compare “Heuvel” in Afrikaans).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Steinhobel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Steinhobel is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Steinhöbel. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steinhobel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Steinhobel is the 872,430th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. Steinhobel is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Steinhobel reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 283 people, or 1 in 191,441. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 47 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 27 percent are found and Western Cape, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Steinhobel Last Name Statistics demography

Steinhobel earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 215.03% more than the national average, earning R 748,620 per year.

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