Weinstein Surname

17,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Weinstein Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Vine-Rock [see under Weinberg, and + Ger. O.H.Ger. stein, stone, rock]

Weinstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States24,2641:14,9381,877
Israel4,3761:1,956203
Canada8661:42,5475,286
Germany4651:173,13020,361
England3061:182,08516,371
France2881:230,63435,776
Argentina2171:196,97416,372
South Africa1451:373,63933,668
Chile1261:139,8134,899
Australia1061:254,67623,375
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Romania611:329,14528,853
Japan481:2,663,42331,597
Mexico381:3,266,47923,844
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Panama61:652,04310,051
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
China51:273,464,31313,838
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1921:261,55621,457

Weinstein (93) may also be a first name.

Weinstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Vine-Rock [see under Weinberg, and + Ger. O.H.Ger. stein, stone, rock]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Wine stone.

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

(from an ancestor's occupation) Weinstein is the German for tartar that settles in the wine casks. It was very often selected as the family name by a dealer in wine.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Weinstein Last Name Facts

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

Weinstein is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weinstein? popularity and diffusion

The surname Weinstein is the 17,381st most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 228,557 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Weinstein reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 986,211th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 93 people.

The surname Weinstein is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 24,264 people, or 1 in 14,938. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and New Jersey, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 66 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Weinstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Weinstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weinstein last name rose 12,638 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,457 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weinstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Weinstein are 40.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.46% being registered with the party.

The amount Weinstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 190.88% more than the national average, earning S/. 56,387 per year; in South Africa they earn 166.74% more than the national average, earning R 633,864 per year; in United States they earn 31.14% more than the national average, earning $56,587 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.14% more than the national average, earning $69,625 CAD per year.

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