Sauerland Surname

148,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sauerland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sauerland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5181:31,9724,215
United States3611:1,004,04174,162
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
England151:3,714,537119,675
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Austria111:774,13064,097
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Sauerland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sauerland occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sauerland? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 148,940th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,456,200 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Sauerland reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 2,518 people, or 1 in 31,972. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 57 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent live and Berlin, where 5 percent live. Besides Germany it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Sauerland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sauerland has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 768 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sauerland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sauerland last name are 26.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.53% being registered to vote for the party.

Sauerland earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.15% less than the national average, earning $41,360 USD per year.

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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 Sauerland
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