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

The surname Stehl is most common in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stehl? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 318,950th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,212,742 people. The surname Stehl occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Stehl reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Stehl is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 736 people, or 1 in 109,382. In Germany Stehl is most frequent in: Hesse, where 43 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 7 percent live. Not including Germany Stehl is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Stehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stehl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stehl last name grew 585 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stehl surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for 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