Steyn Surname
Approximately 54,741 people bear this surname
Steyn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 50,347 | 1:1,076 | 102 |
| United States | 610 | 1:594,195 | 48,463 |
| England | 575 | 1:96,901 | 10,286 |
| Namibia | 542 | 1:4,445 | 817 |
| Australia | 539 | 1:50,085 | 6,242 |
| Zimbabwe | 290 | 1:53,235 | 8,078 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Netherlands | 272 | 1:62,085 | 10,675 |
| New Zealand | 212 | 1:21,360 | 3,753 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Canada | 157 | 1:234,685 | 22,439 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Botswana | 66 | 1:33,135 | 6,513 |
| Scotland | 50 | 1:107,076 | 7,147 |
| Thailand | 42 | 1:1,681,865 | 216,672 |
| Russia | 39 | 1:3,695,463 | 185,353 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:85,959 | 7,098 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Latvia | 19 | 1:107,897 | 15,192 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Guinea | 3 | 1:3,944,606 | 2,522 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Steyn (1,492) may also be a first name.
Steyn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Stone” in Dutch. See also Stein.
User-submitted Reference
'Stone.' Most likely ornamental. From Dutch 'steijn' or possibly German 'stein' (nouns, meaning 'stone'). Common in South Africa.
- archeroftheeyesSteyn Demographics
Average Male Steyn Height
176.32 cm
Average Female Steyn Height
164.13 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Steyn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Steyn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Steyn (Russian: Стейн) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Steyn? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,278th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 133,128 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Steyn live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 201,335th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 1,492 people.
Steyn is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 50,347 people, or 1 in 1,076. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 35 percent are found, Western Cape, where 18 percent are found and North West, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 79 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Steyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Steyn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Steyn last name grew 10,167 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 28,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Steyn Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Steyn are 20.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.61% registered with the political party.
The amount Steyn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.09% less than the national average, earning 245,403 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 88.34% more than the national average, earning R 447,564 per year; in United States they earn 31.87% more than the national average, earning $56,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.84% more than the national average, earning $62,522 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Steyn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Steyn in the Russian language | ||
| Стейн | stejn | - |
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