Streif Surname

228,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Streif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Streif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9061:88,85811,198
United States4251:852,84564,957
Austria3911:21,7793,423
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Streif Last Name Facts

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

Streif is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Streif? popularity and diffusion

The last name Streif is the 228,810th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,114,933 people. The surname Streif occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Streif live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 906 people, or 1 in 88,858. In Germany Streif is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 58 percent reside, Bavaria, where 27 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent reside. Besides Germany it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Austria, where 22 percent reside.

Streif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Streif has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Streif last name increased 472 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Streif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Streif surname are 21.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.1% registered with the political party.

Streif earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.99% more than the national average, earning $44,871 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Streiff923,036/
Streift921/
Streife920/
Stref9154/
Strif910/
Streib831,670/
Streff831,148/
Streef83295/
Straif83265/
Strief83192/
Struif83148/
Striff83137/
Stroef8363/
Stripf8339/
Streuf8324/
Streft833/
Streyf832/
Strife832/
Strift830/
Streifová801/
Streihoof800/
Strieff77172/
Streuff7751/
Struijf7740/
Streeff7718/
Stroeff7716/
Struiff775/
Shtreib772/
Striffe772/
Straife772/
Strgiff771/
Streivh771/
Straitf771/
Struepf771/
Stresff770/
Streaff770/
Straeff770/
Strefft770/
Streb733,534/
Strew7386/
Straf7331/
Strib7320/
Strev735/
Sträf731/
Stroev673,458/
Struyf671,884/
Struev67561/
Streva67404/
Strouf67358/
Streeb67336/
Strauf67195/
Straff67127/
Strafe6783/
Strijb6751/
Streew6723/
Striph6719/
Striev6714/
Straib6713/
Sztraf678/
Strews674/
Shtraf673/
Straev673/
Struib672/
Straaf671/
Shtrev671/
Stroiv671/
Strreb671/
Stryev671/
Streab671/
Strewt671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Streif
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