Steinitz Surname

387,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Steinitz Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Steinitz, a town in Moravia.

Steinitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2501:322,02232,234
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
Israel1261:67,9188,444
Austria591:144,32919,392
England351:1,591,94567,242
France311:2,142,668174,004
Hungary301:327,20924,029
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Steinitz (39) may also be a first name.

Steinitz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Steinitz, a town in Moravia.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Steinitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Steinitz is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steinitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Steinitz is the 387,397th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,955,836 people. The last name Steinitz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Steinitz live; 38 percent live in Western Europe and 34 percent live in Germanic Europe. Steinitz is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 39 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 322,022. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent reside, Berlin, where 16 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Germany Steinitz exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Israel, where 14 percent reside.

Steinitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Steinitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Steinitz last name increased 6,200 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 318 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Steinitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Steinitz last name are 11.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.41% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Steinitz earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $45,795 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.61% less than the national average, earning $41,432 CAD per year.

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