Stapelberg Surname

145,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Stapelberg Surname Definition:

“Beacon Hill” in Old German. Probably place name.

Stapelberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,8541:18,9832,403
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Australia361:749,88148,970
England241:2,321,58686,519
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Stapelberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Beacon Hill” in Old German. Probably place name.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Stapelberg Last Name Facts

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

Stapelberg occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stapelberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stapelberg is the 145,462nd most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,387,794 people. The last name Stapelberg is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Stapelberg reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,854 people, or 1 in 18,983. In South Africa Stapelberg is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 41 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 19 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent reside. Barring South Africa it occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Stapelberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stapelberg last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stapelberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.95% more than the national average, earning R 468,024 per year and in United States they earn 17.21% more than the national average, earning $50,576 USD per year.

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