Stengel Surname

38,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stengel Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller near a small pole or stake.

Stengel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,7171:10,4321,310
United States4,1581:87,1719,821
France9031:73,55810,302
Canada1551:237,71322,683
Switzerland1201:68,4418,253
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Austria581:146,81819,663
Argentina521:821,98954,134
England431:1,295,76958,667
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Norway341:151,24418,822
Venezuela301:1,006,80315,224
Australia291:930,88655,860
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Panama51:782,45211,059
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5101:98,46810,009

The alternate forms: Štengel (8) are calculated separately.

Stengel (14) may also be a first name.

Stengel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller near a small pole or stake.

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

Stengel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stengel occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Štengel. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stengel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stengel is the 38,403rd most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 532,093 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Stengel live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 7,717 people, or 1 in 10,432. In Germany Stengel is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 25 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Stengel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stengel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 815 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stengel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Stengel are 13.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.31% registered with the political party.

The amount Stengel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.58% less than the national average, earning 285,243 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 116.42% more than the national average, earning R 514,296 per year; in United States they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning $47,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning $47,722 CAD per year.

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