Stehl Surname

318,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stehl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7361:109,38213,496
United States3861:939,01370,219
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Norway81:642,78647,258
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Stehl Last Name Facts

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

Stehl is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stehl? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 318,950th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,212,742 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Stehl are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 736 people, or 1 in 109,382. In Germany Stehl is most frequent in: Hesse, where 43 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 7 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Stehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stehl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stehl last name expanded 585 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stehl surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Stehl earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 29.9% more than the national average, earning 449,543 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.01% less than the national average, earning $38,831 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stiehl913,715/
Stehel91109/
Steuhl9188/
Stuehl914/
Staehl912/
Stehll911/
Steehl910/
Stoehl910/
Stel892,231/
Sthl89346/
Stehele833/
Steel8037,557/
Ståhl805,450/
Stell805,320/
Stiel802,109/
Stoel802,032/
Stael80726/
Shtel80440/
Stihl80345/
Stelt80196/
Steul80181/
Stühl8054/
Styhl8050/
Stelp8039/
Stesl8031/
Stuel808/
Sttel803/
Stleh802/
Stöhl801/
Sthål801/
Steld800/
Stehlová7748/
Stehlova776/
Stl7536/
Stiell73189/
Steell73117/
Steldt73111/
Sstiel7370/
Shtesl7345/
Stegli7310/
Stteel7310/
Staell736/
Shtelp735/
Stuell732/
Stilhl731/
Steeld731/
Hstell731/
Sttihl731/
Steelh731/
Sstell730/
Stoell730/
Sttell730/
Stehelová7142/
Stehelova712/
Sztehlová711/
Stil672,198/
Stål671,059/
Styl67204/
Stelova6710/
Stelová675/
Ztel675/
Xthl674/
Sztl672/
Shtl672/
Stlp672/
Sttl671/
Stll671/
Hstl671/

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Stehl Reference & Research

Steele DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Steele FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stehl
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis