Steininger Surname

38,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Steininger Surname User-submission:

This is an Austrian and German surname, denoting someone who came from Steining(en). It is derived from the words stein, meaning 'stone' and the common suffix -ing(en), and is the name of many places, typically in southern Germany or in northern Austria.

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Steininger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria5,7321:1,486103
Germany5,2951:15,2042,000
United States1,5581:232,64422,383
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Switzerland1491:55,1207,088
France1481:448,80264,499
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Czechia1071:99,37816,468
Hungary821:119,71111,231
Australia761:355,20729,862
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
England181:3,095,448105,421
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sweden131:757,44356,422
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2091:240,28120,076

The alternate forms: Šteininger (13) & Steíninger (1) are calculated separately.

Steininger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an Austrian and German surname, denoting someone who came from Steining(en). It is derived from the words stein, meaning 'stone' and the common suffix -ing(en), and is the name of many places, typically in southern Germany or in northern Austria.

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Steininger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Steininger is held by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Šteininger or Steíninger. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steininger? popularity and diffusion

Steininger is the 38,135th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 528,007 people. The last name Steininger is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Steininger are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Austria, where it is carried by 5,732 people, or 1 in 1,486. In Austria Steininger is most prevalent in: Upper Austria, where 40 percent live, Lower Austria, where 31 percent live and Vienna, where 21 percent live. Excluding Austria it exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Steininger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Steininger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Steininger last name rose 745 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Steininger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Steininger last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.09% registered with the party.

The amount Steininger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.97% more than the national average, earning R 427,680 per year; in United States they earn 11.01% more than the national average, earning $47,898 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.61% less than the national average, earning $46,398 CAD per year.

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