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 most frequently in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Streif.

How Common Is The Last Name Streif? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 228,810th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,114,933 people. The surname Streif is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Streif are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Streif is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 906 people, or 1 in 88,858. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 58 percent live, Bavaria, where 27 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent live. Besides Germany this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Austria, where 22 percent live.

Streif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Streif has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 472 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Streif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Streif last name are 21.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.1% being registered to vote for 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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