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
The surname Steyn (Russian: Стейн) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Steyn? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,278th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 133,128 people. The last name Steyn occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Steyn are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Steyn is also the 201,335th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 1,492 people.
Steyn is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 50,347 people, or 1 in 1,076. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 35 percent live, Western Cape, where 18 percent live and North West, where 9 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 79 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Steyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Steyn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Steyn surname expanded 10,167 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 28,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Steyn Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Steyn surname are 20.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.61% registered to vote for 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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