Stieber Surname
Approximately 5,910 people bear this surname
Stieber Surname User-submission:
Derived from the High German verb, stiuben, meaning 'to escape'. The name was given as a nickname to a cowardly person, or thief.
Stieber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,440 | 1:32,994 | 4,352 |
| United States | 2,099 | 1:172,682 | 17,408 |
| Austria | 455 | 1:18,715 | 2,900 |
| France | 317 | 1:209,535 | 32,567 |
| Czechia | 158 | 1:67,300 | 11,292 |
| Hungary | 103 | 1:95,304 | 9,307 |
| Netherlands | 75 | 1:225,162 | 29,957 |
| Poland | 72 | 1:527,899 | 50,824 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Slovakia | 14 | 1:381,175 | 50,143 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 59 | 1:851,164 | 52,255 |
The alternate forms: Štieber (72) are calculated separately.
Stieber Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Derived from the High German verb, stiuben, meaning 'to escape'. The name was given as a nickname to a cowardly person, or thief.
- kjfitzStieber Demographics
Average Stieber Salary in
United States
$48,120 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Stieber Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Stieber Come From? nationality or country of origin
Stieber has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear as a variant: Štieber. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Stieber? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 82,057th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,233,087 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Stieber live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 2,440 people, or 1 in 32,994. In Germany Stieber is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 29 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent reside. Besides Germany Stieber is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Austria, where 8 percent reside.
Stieber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Stieber has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stieber last name expanded 3,558 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 625 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Stieber Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Stieber surname are 30.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.66% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Stieber earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.52% more than the national average, earning $48,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.3% more than the national average, earning $74,175 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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