Streit Surname

23,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Streit Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Streit (battle), a short form of names beginning with Streit, as Stridbert, Striter and Stritmar.

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Streit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,4541:10,8001,361
Israel4,6101:1,856179
United States4,2911:84,4709,562
Switzerland2,7641:2,971375
Brazil1,4451:148,1485,667
Austria7981:10,6711,456
France6931:95,84813,998
Czechia2521:42,1966,993
Canada1971:187,03318,476
Hungary1291:76,0957,702
Poland701:542,98251,331
Denmark691:81,8077,949
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Australia461:586,86342,409
Romania411:489,70437,604
Chile361:489,34612,617
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
England201:2,785,90397,972
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2791:179,99516,051

The alternate forms: Štreit (20) are calculated separately.

Streit Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Streit (battle), a short form of names beginning with Streit, as Stridbert, Striter and Stritmar.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Streit is a German word meaning 'fight', 'quarrel', 'argument', or 'conflict'. It is thought by some to have originated as surname used by soldiers.

- kedna4640

Streit Last Name Facts

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

Streit is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Štreit. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Streit? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 23,450th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 315,533 people. The last name Streit is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Streit are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 7,454 people, or 1 in 10,800. In Germany Streit is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 28 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside. Besides Germany it occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Streit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Streit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Streit surname rose 1,538 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Streit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Streit are 17.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.13% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Streit earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.1% more than the national average, earning R 316,308 per year; in United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,834 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.44% more than the national average, earning $54,374 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Štreit9420/
Streith92143/
Streitt92101/
Streidt9280/
Streits923/
Streite921/
Sztreit921/
Strei91360/
Stret9155/
Strit914/
Streicht860/
Street8350,312/
Strait839,028/
Stritt831,265/
Streat831,172/
Strite83987/
Stroet83666/
Strete83463/
Straet83347/
Striet83191/
Streid83118/
Streiß8361/
Streyt8352/
Strett8335/
Streis8323/
Streiy8321/
Streip8319/
Strith8312/
Shtrit837/
Streii835/
Struit833/
Strret833/
Stroit832/
Strets832/
Streth832/
Stredt831/
Struet831/
Jstret831/
Streie831/
Streih831/
Streić831/
Streut831/
Strizt831/
Sætret831/
Shtrei831/
Streiz830/
Strest830/
Stridt830/
Strist830/
Stri80285/
Streitová80250/
Stre8065/
Streitova804/
Schttreit801/
Streich777,906/
Stretch773,997/
Streets773,532/
Streett771,505/
Streete771,087/
Straits77402/
Strecht77248/
Straith77211/
Straite77162/
Strieth7795/
Stroitz7791/
Straitz7781/
Struett7769/
Straitt7746/
Streath7740/
Shtreis7730/
Streate7728/
Streiss7725/
Strejić7725/
Shtrait7722/
Strøiet779/
Shtreyt777/
Stricht777/
Struijt773/
Struitt772/
Straist772/
Shtritt772/
Streats772/
Streetp772/
Stroeth772/
Streihs772/
Streičs772/
Shtrets771/
Streatd771/
Streeth771/
Streish771/
Strette771/
Shtriet771/
Strajet771/
Streeat771/
Stroite771/
Straidt770/
Strrett770/
Streatz770/
Striett770/
Straijt770/
Strioat770/
Streuth770/
Straedt770/
Strueth770/
Streithová751/
Stroe7319,747/
Strid734,178/
Strey734,171/
Sætre733,053/
Strat732,172/
Stroi73952/
Streu73804/
Stres73322/
Stryi73264/
Støre73162/
Striz73151/
Stree73125/
Strye7397/
Strep7389/
Strai7364/
Strée7363/
Stred7350/
Strez7346/
Strer7344/
Østre7342/
Strie7334/
Strio7332/
Strea7323/
Stris7322/
Strue7319/
Stråe7314/
Strøe7311/
Striš737/
Strui737/
Strih736/
Strip735/
Striy735/
Strae733/
Strii732/
Shtri732/
Strge732/
Sthri731/
Shtre731/
Streh731/
Sthre731/
Streç731/
Streč731/
Ztrei731/
Streatch71102/
Stritova717/
Stretova714/
Straitht713/
D'Street712/
Streette711/
Streisch711/
Streethe710/
Stroweth710/
Stroia674,019/
Strout673,810/
Strate673,575/
Stroie673,410/
Stripp671,243/
Stridh671,098/
Sæthre67907/
Struis67859/
Strich67847/
Straut67844/
Streed67819/
Stratz67751/
Strätz67618/
Strath67510/
Straat67375/
Strech67294/
Streep67227/
Struye67227/
Stried67204/
Streja67179/
Streer67147/
Straia67138/
Strijp67112/
Stradt67104/
Strowe6793/
Strish6789/
Stratt6785/
Stress6779/
Strijd6777/
Strais6766/
Streha6759/
Strueh6753/
Strepp6751/
Štrait6745/
Striss6743/
Stripf6739/
Strats6733/
Strawe6733/
Striya6730/
Stroye6729/
Shtrez6724/
Štreitová6721/
Striph6719/
Strehz6718/
Straht6715/
Strajt6715/
Shstri6714/
Straue6713/
Struić6713/
Stresh6711/
Stroje6711/
Strehs6711/
Stroiz6711/
Striyo6710/
Straitová6710/
Straiz6710/
Stråge679/
Streux679/
Streyz678/
Schtre678/
Struyt678/
Strziß678/
Straid677/
Straip677/
Stresz677/
Streup677/
Streys676/
Streez676/
Strøeh676/
Strees675/
Schtreich675/
Straji675/
Streeß675/
Streus674/
Stroij674/
Strezs674/
Strija674/
Strejo673/
Streidová673/
Strzis673/
Shtroi673/
Stread672/
Stroue672/
Struip672/
Straih672/
Streey672/
Strzep672/
Striji672/
Stroyi672/
Chtrei671/
Shtriy671/
Struitsch671/
Stryte671/
Strzer671/
Strast671/
Streje671/
Stresp671/
Streuz671/
Stroid671/
Struid671/
Streyp671/
Strioa671/
Strisz671/
Strizs671/
Strišš671/
Strois671/
Stroiß671/
Stroji671/
Strytt671/
Sztris671/
Stroed671/
Streah671/
Struij671/
Strieh671/
Strher671/
Strehr670/
Straye670/
Streeh670/
Stredh670/
Sthree670/
Stredz670/

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