Steinseifer Surname
Approximately 551 people bear this surname
Steinseifer Surname User-submission:
The Steinseifer surname means 'one who lived by a stone stream in Steinseifen'. The Steinseifer family comes from Steinseif or Steinseifen. Place names ending with Seifen, Siepen or Seich all mean 'river' or 'brook'. Stein stands for 'stony' and Seifen for 'brook'.
Read More About This SurnameSteinseifer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 446 | 1:180,506 | 21,099 |
| United States | 100 | 1:3,624,589 | 201,936 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Steinseifer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Steinseifer surname means 'one who lived by a stone stream in Steinseifen'. The Steinseifer family comes from Steinseif or Steinseifen. Place names ending with Seifen, Siepen or Seich all mean 'river' or 'brook'. Stein stands for 'stony' and Seifen for 'brook'. The -er at the end is an indication of the origin of the name bearer.
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Steinseifer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Steinseifer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Steinseifer is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Steinseifer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 572,152nd most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 13,226,036 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Steinseifer are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 446 people, or 1 in 180,506. In Germany Steinseifer is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent live, Hesse, where 10 percent live and Bavaria, where 4 percent live. Excluding Germany Steinseifer exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.
Steinseifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Steinseifer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Steinseifer surname rose 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Steinseifer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Steinseifer are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.
Steinseifer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $45,330 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steinsefer | 95 | 0 | / |
| Steimseifer | 91 | 7 | / |
| Steenseifer | 91 | 0 | / |
| Stansifer | 80 | 224 | / |
| Stansefer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Steinsaphir | 73 | 10 | / |
| Steincipher | 73 | 7 | / |
| Steincepher | 73 | 0 | / |
| Stanzifer | 70 | 0 | / |
| Stansipher | 67 | 0 | / |
| Stansepher | 67 | 0 | / |
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