Steinke Surname

23,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Steinke Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of little Staino, a pet form of names beginning with Stein (stone), such as Stenulf, Stainold and Steinwart.

Steinke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,9451:6,740828
United States7,7251:46,9205,698
Canada1,5831:23,2763,170
Poland1,0501:36,1995,603
Brazil4921:435,11016,513
Australia1831:147,51715,697
Argentina1291:331,34426,182
France771:862,633101,453
Switzerland571:144,08613,875
England451:1,238,17956,985
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Denmark441:128,28911,616
Austria361:236,54028,356
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Norway71:734,61250,907
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2871:174,97815,686

Steinke (26) may also be a first name.

Steinke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of little Staino, a pet form of names beginning with Stein (stone), such as Stenulf, Stainold and Steinwart.

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

Steinke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Steinke occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Steinke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steinke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 23,010th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 309,319 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Steinke live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most common first name at a global level, borne by 26 people.

The last name Steinke is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 11,945 people, or 1 in 6,740. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live and Brandenburg, where 9 percent live. Barring Germany this surname is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Steinke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Steinke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Steinke last name increased 2,692 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Steinke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Steinke surname are 17.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Steinke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.65% less than the national average, earning 333,465 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 70.92% less than the national average, earning R 69,108 per year; in United States they earn 7.88% more than the national average, earning $46,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.69% less than the national average, earning $48,845 CAD per year.

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