Staal Surname

62,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Staal Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Steel. Stahlhuth (German), Steel hat. (variant: Spitz- huth.)

Staal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,5211:3,735341
Denmark1,1241:5,022455
United States8051:450,26038,563
South Africa2411:224,80423,422
Canada1781:206,99820,123
Indonesia1421:931,33269,143
Belgium1271:90,52514,046
Australia1221:221,27621,136
Zimbabwe1161:133,08817,509
Norway1041:49,4457,092
England991:562,80934,447
Germany931:865,65062,206
France911:729,92091,032
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Staal (36) may also be a first name.

Staal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Steel. Stahlhuth (German), Steel hat. (variant: Spitz- huth.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Staal Last Name Facts

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

Staal (Russian: Стааль) is most common in The Netherlands. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Staal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 62,729th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 911,171 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Staal reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Staal is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 36 people.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 4,521 people, or 1 in 3,735. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 18 percent reside, North Holland, where 13 percent reside and Groningen, where 13 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Staal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Staal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Staal last name increased 1,789 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Staal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Staal last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Staal earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 18.09% less than the national average, earning 283,487 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.47% less than the national average, earning R 200,868 per year; in United States they earn 14.27% more than the national average, earning $49,306 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.67% more than the national average, earning $57,964 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Staahl9187/
Stahal9114/
Staale9111/
Staall913/
Staalø911/
Stal892,925/
Stahale830/
Staahal830/
Stahl8077,279/
Stall803,589/
Stale80505/
Shtal80460/
Stalp80277/
Sthal80250/
Sztal80192/
Stald80100/
Staul8090/
Steal8072/
Stail8069/
Stayl8014/
Staël8014/
Stasl8012/
Stalh8011/
S'Tal8011/
Stalt803/
Stgal801/
Stasel73152/
Stalle73102/
Stalph7358/
Stacel7358/
Stayle7345/
Stasil7324/
Steahl7323/
Steale7321/
Steall7318/
Sztalt7318/
Staile7315/
Staill7312/
Stahll738/
Sthall737/
Statel737/
Staldt736/
Statil736/
Staull734/
Stacil733/
Stašel733/
Shtale732/
Staisl731/
S'Taïl731/
S'Tall731/
Shtalp731/
Steasl731/
Stgall731/
Stalhe731/
Stalhl731/
Stasll731/
Sthahl731/
Stagli731/
Stahlh731/
Stahtl731/
Stahël731/
Staild731/
Stattl731/
Staule731/
Stasyl731/
Stayhl730/
Stailh730/
Staulp730/
Stheal730/
Stalpp730/
Sthald730/
Stahalová718/
Stachel672,105/
Stol671,540/
Stassel67130/
Stattel67119/
Stasell6787/
Stál6739/
Stalova6736/
Steahle6726/
Staisil6726/
Štal6715/
Stacell6714/
Stadtel679/
Stajgli678/
Shtasel677/
Stalová675/
Stausel672/
Stalowa672/
Sztasel671/
Sehetal671/
Staileh671/
Shtagli671/
Staselė671/
Staséll671/
Staille671/
Ztal671/
Staucil670/
Steatel670/
Stasiel670/
Steacil670/
Staucel670/
Stahsel670/
Sthalle670/
Staisel670/

Staal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Staal in the Russian language
Стаальstaal-

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