Steinwitz Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Steinwitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Steinwitz Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Steinwitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Steinwitz occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steinwitz? popularity and diffusion

Steinwitz is the 5,057,639th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Steinwitz reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 6,192,728. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 54 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 38 percent are found and Saxony, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 7 percent are found and Israel, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steinweitz950/
Stinwitz940/
Steinwetz891/
Stanwitz8210/
Steinbetz780/
Stamwitz7123/
Stenwich714/
Stanbitz710/
Stanwic630/
Stanwich5945/
Stanbetz590/
Stanvitch5614/
Steinbeach531/
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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Steinwitz
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