Zumstein Surname

150,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Zumstein Surname User-submission:

Zumstein is a German surname, meaning 'to the stone'. It is derived from the words zum, meaning 'to the', and Stein, meaning 'stone'.

Zumstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,9201:4,278618
United States6121:592,25348,330
Germany1001:805,05559,076
Brazil891:2,405,33073,774
Australia851:317,59627,389
Israel311:276,05324,632
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
France121:5,535,227269,324
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Zumstein Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Zumstein is a German surname, meaning 'to the stone'. It is derived from the words zum, meaning 'to the', and Stein, meaning 'stone'.

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Zumstein Last Name Facts

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

Zumstein occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zumstein.

How Common Is The Last Name Zumstein? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 150,861st most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,494,880 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Zumstein are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Zumstein is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 1,920 people, or 1 in 4,278. In Switzerland Zumstein is most frequent in: Canton of Bern, where 21 percent are found, Canton of Obwalden, where 15 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Switzerland this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Zumstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zumstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zumstein surname rose 1,055 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zumstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zumstein last name are 8.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.49% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zumstein earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $43,826 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.01% less than the national average, earning $44,708 CAD per year.

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