Steinmeyer Surname

123,832nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Steinmeyer Surname User-submission:

Literally means 'stone farmer', likely given to farmers of low quality land.

Steinmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0991:38,3545,080
United States1,3661:265,34324,986
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Chile401:440,41211,644
Austria381:224,09027,245
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
France151:4,428,181244,602
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2631:190,94616,781

Steinmeyer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Literally means 'stone farmer', likely given to farmers of low quality land.

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Steinmeyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Steinmeyer is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Steinmeyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 123,832nd most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,978,161 people. Steinmeyer occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Steinmeyer live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Steinmeyer is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 2,099 people, or 1 in 38,354. In Germany Steinmeyer is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 33 percent live, Bavaria, where 18 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live. Aside from Germany it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Steinmeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Steinmeyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Steinmeyer surname expanded 519 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Steinmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Steinmeyer surname are 14.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Steinmeyer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.53% more than the national average, earning $47,263 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.44% more than the national average, earning $65,801 CAD per year.

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