Stahl Surname

7,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stahl Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Steel [Middle High German stahel, O.H.Ger. stahal, stdl]

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Stahl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany38,0041:2,118182
United States30,0461:12,0631,498
France1,8521:35,8654,380
Brazil1,5121:141,5845,403
Canada1,1051:33,3444,306
Australia7301:36,9804,857
Switzerland5001:16,4262,702
Austria4731:18,0032,758
Denmark3471:16,2671,604
Sweden3251:30,2982,472
Israel2411:35,5094,945
Poland2031:187,23525,479
Czechia1611:66,04611,083
England1471:379,03426,619
Argentina1371:311,99624,829
Netherlands1361:124,17019,427
Norway1201:42,8526,130
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
Mexico1111:1,118,25413,974
Paraguay861:84,1482,072
Iran821:936,37244,282
Thailand771:917,381143,219
Estonia691:19,1573,287
Hungary611:160,92314,302
Guatemala571:282,1524,372
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Spain511:916,70735,562
Peru431:739,16616,774
Panama351:111,7794,120
Slovakia331:161,71128,420
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Ecuador251:636,23411,898
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Wales121:257,87814,969
Liechtenstein111:3,489390
Finland91:610,74534,002
Serbia91:793,88326,061
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
China41:341,830,39216,990
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8801:10,2911,338

The alternate forms: Stáhl (135), Štahl (27), Stãhl (1) & Štáhl (11) are calculated separately.

Stahl (112) may also be a first name.

Stahl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Steel [Middle High German stahel, O.H.Ger. stahal, stdl]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Steel” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who worked with steel.

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

User-submitted Reference

From the German word for 'steel'.

- brstahl

Stahl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stahl (Arabic: ستاهل) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Stáhl, Štahl, Stãhl or Štáhl. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stahl? popularity and diffusion

Stahl is the 7,345th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 94,302 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Stahl reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Stahl is also the 885,979th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 112 people.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 38,004 people, or 1 in 2,118. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 19 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 92 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Stahl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stahl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stahl last name expanded 616 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 387 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 40 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stahl Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Stahl surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Jewish (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Stahl surname are 17.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Stahl earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 341.92% more than the national average, earning S/. 85,666 per year; in South Africa they earn 17.81% less than the national average, earning R 195,312 per year; in United States they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning $45,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $52,191 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stáhl93135/
Štahl9327/
Stãhl931/
Staahl9187/
Steahl9123/
Stahal9114/
Stahll918/
Stalhl911/
Sthahl911/
Stahlh911/
Stahtl911/
Stahël911/
Stayhl910/
Stal892,925/
Štáhl8711/
Stachel832,105/
Steahle8326/
Stahsel830/
Stahale830/
Staahal830/
Staal807,998/
Stall803,589/
Stohl801,490/
Stale80505/
Shtal80460/
Stalp80277/
Sthal80250/
Sztal80192/
Stald80100/
Staul8090/
Steal8072/
Stail8069/
Stayl8014/
Staël8014/
Stasl8012/
Stalh8011/
S'Tal8011/
Sthol8010/
Stalt803/
Stgal801/
Stahlová77202/
Staschel7750/
Sztachel7728/
Stahlova7711/
Stacheel776/
Stachell776/
Stauchil771/
Sthole73849/
Stasel73152/
Stalle73102/
Steuhl7388/
Stalph7358/
Stacel7358/
Stayle7345/
Stasil7324/
Stohle7324/
Stholl7322/
Steale7321/
Steihl7320/
Steall7318/
Sztalt7318/
Staile7315/
Staill7312/
Staale7311/
Sthall737/
Statel737/
Staldt736/
Statil736/
Staull734/
Stacil733/
Stašel733/
Staall733/
Shtale732/
Østhol732/
Staisl731/
S'Taïl731/
S'Tall731/
Shtalp731/
Steasl731/
Stuohl731/
Stgall731/
Stalhe731/
Stasll731/
Stagli731/
Staild731/
Staalø731/
Stattl731/
Staule731/
Stasyl731/
Stailh730/
Staulp730/
Sthoul730/
Stoohl730/
Stheal730/
Stalpp730/
Sthald730/
Stheil730/
Stohll730/
Stahalová718/
Staschelt711/
Stol671,540/
Stochel67928/
Stthole67347/
Stassel67130/
Stattel67119/
Stasell6787/
Stál6739/
Stalova6736/
Staisil6726/
Štal6715/
Stacell6714/
Stadtel679/
Stajgli678/
Shtasel677/
Steihle675/
Stalová675/
Štachel675/
Stausel672/
Stalowa672/
Østholt672/
Sztasel671/
Sehetal671/
Staileh671/
Shtagli671/
Staselė671/
Staséll671/
Staille671/
Ztal671/
Staucil670/
Steatel670/
Stasiel670/
Steacil670/
Staucel670/
Sthalle670/
Staisel670/

Stahl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stahl in the Arabic language
ستاهلstahl-
ستالstal-

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Stahl Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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