Steyn Surname

10,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Steyn Surname Definition:

“Stone” in Dutch. See also Stein.

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Steyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa50,3471:1,076102
United States6101:594,19548,463
England5751:96,90110,286
Namibia5421:4,445817
Australia5391:50,0856,242
Zimbabwe2901:53,2358,078
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Netherlands2721:62,08510,675
New Zealand2121:21,3603,753
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Canada1571:234,68522,439
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Botswana661:33,1356,513
Scotland501:107,0767,147
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Wales361:85,9597,098
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Latvia191:107,89715,192
India171:45,121,493474,784
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Ireland151:313,92910,911
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Austria111:774,13064,097
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Swaziland91:144,244719
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
France41:16,605,680368,153
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
China31:455,773,85521,925
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Guinea31:3,944,6062,522
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

'Stone.' Most likely ornamental. From Dutch 'steijn' or possibly German 'stein' (nouns, meaning 'stone'). Common in South Africa.

- archeroftheeyes

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shteyn912,363/
Steyan91214/
Steyne91100/
Szteyn9114/
Stesyn919/
Stehyn917/
Steyin913/
Steyen913/
Steync911/
Steyjn911/
Steynn910/
Steshyn83240/
Steszyn8330/
Stehyna839/
Stechyn837/
Sztetyn837/
Steeyna835/
Steeynn834/
Shtehyn833/
Steyhan831/
Jjsteyn831/
Steyant831/
Stein80182,977/
Steen8037,647/
Stene803,932/
Stien801,905/
Stoen80485/
Stean80477/
Stuen80352/
Steun8090/
Stayn8078/
Sthen8041/
Stejn8041/
Styen8039/
Staen8015/
Stoyn804/
Stenh804/
Stetn801/
Steym801/
Stgen800/
Steynova771/
Steytten770/
Staten739,576/
Stoyan732,160/
Steijn73958/
Shtein73695/
Steane73693/
Stisen73506/
Steene73421/
Stegne73385/
Steien73256/
Shtayn73241/
Sztejn73123/
Sztein73117/
Stasen73112/
Stesin7369/
Stayne7356/
Stetin7348/
Stoien7341/
Stesen7338/
Sthein7338/
Staien7337/
Stayen7333/
Steinc7332/
Statyn7332/
Stayin7326/
Steinn7325/
Stayan7324/
Stgean7324/
Steinø7322/
Stejin7321/
Steehn7321/
Stasyn7321/
Steink7316/
Stuehn7315/
Stoyen7312/
Stecin7312/
Staçen7312/
Steten7311/
Stehan7310/
Stohyn739/
Stiyan738/
Åstein738/
Steinh737/
Stayon737/
Steand737/
Steenh737/
Stoyne736/
Stiehn736/
Chteyn736/
Steind735/
Steiin734/
Stejan734/
Steuen734/
Stégen734/
Stysin733/
Shtien733/
Sttein733/
Shtyne733/
Shteym732/
Stiten732/
Stoehn732/
Sthenk732/
Stehhn732/
Steian732/
Steang732/
Stysyn732/
Stynhe732/
Jstean731/
Sdtein731/
Shtoyn731/
Stecen731/
Stujen731/
Stoyon731/
Steunk731/
Sthean731/
Stajen731/
Staymn731/
Steahn731/
Steant731/
Stawen731/
Sstein731/
Steuan731/
Steyam731/
Steßen731/
Sthene731/
Sjtejn731/
Steenå731/
Stejen731/
Steint731/
Sthien731/
Stuyne730/
Steihn730/
Stuenn730/
Shteynova712/
Stan6793,907/
Stassen676,325/
Stouten671,778/
Stettin67678/
Steuten67330/
Stetten67231/
Shtoyan6797/
Steinck6772/
Stessen6767/
Statten6765/
Chteyan6741/
Stashyn6739/
Stedten6738/
Søstuen6738/
Stán6731/
Håsteen6728/
Shtayan6726/
Stitten6723/
Steting6723/
Schtein6722/
Håstein6721/
Stachen6721/
Stychin6720/
Stauten6720/
Staasen6717/
Stessin6716/
Støyten6715/
Stoyand6713/
Staszyn6712/
Stiejen6711/
Stohyna6711/
Shtehan679/
Steijne678/
Staggen677/
Staaßen677/
Åsstuen677/
Stayten676/
Stissen675/
Shtenhe675/
Stichen674/
Stateen673/
Steesen673/
Shtetin672/
Stechen672/
Stechin672/
Shtohyn672/
Steinne671/
Schteen671/
Shtayne671/
Sztetin671/
Stecink671/
Steejan671/
Steeten671/
Stehean671/
Stehenn671/
Steihan671/
Stoiten671/
Stoyien671/
Sthayan671/
Sthenck671/
Stijean671/
Stattyn671/
Steisen671/
Jsteenh671/
Stàn671/
Stihsen671/
Stoyann671/
Stoysin671/
Shtysin671/
Steiten671/
Steiien671/
Stahsen671/
Stayoun671/
Såstein671/
Shtatyn671/
Statynk671/
Stayind671/
Staaten671/
Stjn671/
Jzstein670/
Stausen670/
Steindt670/
Stawent670/
Stayhun670/
Statenn670/

Steyn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Steyn in the Russian language
Стейнstejn-

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