Sanftl Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sanftl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanftl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1421:566,94046,426
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

The alternate forms: Sänftl (82) are calculated separately.

Sanftl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanftl has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Sänftl. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanftl? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,385,851st most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Sanftl are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Sanftl is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 566,940. In Germany Sanftl is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 92 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent live and Saarland, where 1 percent live. Outside of Germany Sanftl is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sanftl
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