Steyning Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Steyning Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Steyning (Suss.), the Anglo-Saxon Stœningas (K. Ælfred’sWill: ‘set Stœningum' (dat.) = (the Estate of the) StÆn- Family [Old English stœn, stán, a stone, rock + the pl. of the son suff. -ing]

Steyning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330

Steyning Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Steyning (Suss.), the Anglo-Saxon Stœningas (K. Ælfred’sWill: ‘set Stœningum' (dat.) = (the Estate of the) StÆn- Family [Old English stœn, stán, a stone, rock + the pl. of the son suff. -ing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Steyning Last Name Facts

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

The surname Steyning is most common in Canada. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steyning? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Steyning live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Steyning is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada it is most frequent in: British Columbia, where 100 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stening93781/
Stiening88143/
Stehning8879/
Steining8845/
Stenings882/
Stejning881/
Stoening881/
Stayning880/
Stenin861,964/
Stynin867/
Staynings82103/
Stiyaning821/
Steinings821/
Sthoening821/
Stenina802,274/
Steynen80188/
Shtenin80178/
Stengin8032/
Steneng8017/
Stegnin8016/
Shtynin8012/
Stynina808/
Stenäng805/
Styenin804/
Staning801/
Stesnin801/
Staynin801/
Stoynin801/
Stenion800/
Stauning75276/
Stanning75170/
Styenina7522/
Shtenina7515/
Shtynina7511/
Stenøien758/
Stayunin756/
Stoyanin752/
Staining752/
Stoynina752/
Shteunin751/
Stenienė751/
Steninke751/
Stinings750/
Stynen71527/
Stanin71457/
Stenyn71138/
Stenen7188/
Stayunina7122/
Stinin7113/
Stoyanina715/
Stenén713/
Stannings711/
Stenim710/
Staitning710/
Stienen671,838/
Stanina67521/
Steinen67286/
Stanion67277/
Stenyna67143/
Shtanin67113/
Steenen6742/
Stehnyn673/
Stamnin672/
Shtenyn671/
Staynen671/
Stainin671/
Stannin671/
Stinion671/
Stenent670/

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