Stieber Surname

82,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4401:32,9944,352
United States2,0991:172,68217,408
Austria4551:18,7152,900
France3171:209,53532,567
Czechia1581:67,30011,292
Hungary1031:95,3049,307
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
Poland721:527,89950,824
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia331:818,05251,601
England251:2,228,72284,230
Israel241:356,56829,419
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

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.

- kjfitz

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Štieber9572/
Stiebert93345/
Stoieber932/
Stiebier932/
Steieber931/
Sthieber931/
Steber922,228/
Stiber92433/
Stiebe92298/
Stieberth8811/
Stoiber865,543/
Steuber862,630/
Stueber861,409/
Stoeber86851/
Stuiber86655/
Steeber86596/
Steiber86542/
Staiber86253/
Stiever86112/
Shtiber8651/
Staeber8635/
Stebere8627/
Stebert868/
Stibert868/
Stiberz868/
Sztiber867/
Shteber865/
Szteber863/
Stiebet862/
Stiiber862/
Stihebe861/
Steaber860/
Stieberová82178/
Stieberova824/
Shtuiieber821/
Stiewert8085/
Steibert8066/
Shtibert8022/
Steubert801/
Stuebger800/
Steberdt800/
Stuber779,950/
Stüber775,118/
Stever772,848/
Stiver772,767/
Stieve77775/
Styber7789/
Štiber7770/
Stäber7760/
Stieby7756/
Stéber7752/
Stiebi7716/
Stibir771/
Stűber771/
Stebir771/
Stieba770/
Stiberova755/
Shteybert752/
Steberová751/
Stiijbert751/
Stauber716,857/
Stemper711,742/
Stuiver711,268/
Sztyber71703/
Steever71642/
Stimper71183/
Štieberová7175/
Steuver7172/
Stouber7162/
Steiver7158/
Shtyber7149/
Shtuber7129/
Stujber7124/
Stübert7120/
Stuiberová7115/
Stybert7114/
Stäbert7110/
Stejver717/
Stoiberová716/
Shtieba715/
Steveer713/
Stubeer712/
Szteberová712/
Steaver712/
Stoyber711/
Steuberová711/
Štieberova711/
Stäüber711/
Stieboy711/
Stuuber711/
Stempfer67627/
Stiebitz67619/
Stempher67298/
Shtauber6763/
Stuijver6746/
Stiebich6742/
Staubert6729/
Shtemper671/
Steamper671/
Staimper671/
Stainper670/
Steinper670/

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