Steins Surname

125,880th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Steins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Steins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4031:33,5024,430
Netherlands3831:44,0927,500
Latvia3611:5,679787
United States2951:1,228,67487,029
Belgium831:138,51419,805
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
England51:11,143,612252,590
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
France31:22,140,907385,998
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

The alternate forms: Šteins (5) are calculated separately.

Steins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Steins is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Šteins. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steins? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 125,880th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,017,035 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Steins reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Steins is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 2,403 people, or 1 in 33,502. In Germany Steins is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 11 percent are found and Latvia, where 10 percent are found.

Steins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Steins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Steins surname expanded 227 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Steins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Steins surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Steins earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 15.5% more than the national average, earning $49,839 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.79% less than the national average, earning $43,330 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šteins945/
Steijns92510/
Steains9246/
Stheins9229/
Stetins9226/
Steians927/
Steyins925/
Steinås922/
Steuins920/
Steiens920/
Steinsz920/
Steinstø86147/
Stiecins8617/
Steinsøe868/
Steinsch861/
Stiens831,674/
Steens831,308/
Stains83652/
Steans83486/
Stijns83409/
Steinz83401/
Steyns83267/
Steuns83131/
Stoens8382/
Staens832/
Styens831/
Sthens831/
Stuens830/
Steims830/
Stuins830/
Steinsová805/
Stowens7718/
Stehens7718/
Stienss7715/
Stasins7712/
Stuenæs7710/
Steince7710/
Steuens774/
Steyens772/
Statens772/
Steijnz771/
Stihins771/
Sthijns771/
Steinch771/
Stetens771/
Shteyns771/
Stijens771/
Steanns770/
Statins770/
Steunse770/
Steaens770/
Stettinsch751/
Stans73942/
Stessens711,335/
Stiggins71183/
Stassens71118/
Stausens7120/
Stuggins718/
Stoggins718/
Stassins714/
Stechens712/
Steuhens711/
Steggens711/
Staggins711/
Sthetens711/
Stattins710/
Staggens710/
Stettims710/
Stettens710/
Stoggens710/
Stassijns67159/
Steams67149/
Staenz6714/
Stouns6711/
Stienz679/
Staans676/
Stahns674/
Stainz673/
Stanns672/
Stanse672/
Stiggions671/
Stiaggins671/
Shtans671/
Stayns671/
Šteinz671/
Steateens670/
Stamns670/
Stauns670/
Stoenz670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Steins
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