Stelmach Surname

39,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Stelmach Surname User-submission:

Stelmakh or Stelmach, Stelmac is a German surname, a variant of Schmied, which means 'blacksmith' in German.

Stelmach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland10,1841:3,732392
United States1,4061:257,79424,375
Brazil3531:606,44322,594
Canada1871:197,03519,314
France1801:369,01554,985
England1661:335,65124,624
Lithuania1401:21,6763,930
Australia1081:249,96023,064
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Argentina721:593,65942,221
Israel671:127,72613,864
Denmark611:92,5368,820
Austria281:304,12334,120
Hungary231:426,79528,704
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Štelmach (43) are calculated separately.

Stelmach Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Stelmakh or Stelmach, Stelmac is a German surname, a variant of Schmied, which means 'blacksmith' in German.

- greenhedgehog

Stelmach means 'cartwright' in Polish, a maker of carts or wheels (via German stellmacher).

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Stelmach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stelmach (Russian: Стельмач) has its highest incidence in Poland. It can occur in the variant forms: Štelmach. For other possible spellings of Stelmach click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stelmach? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 39,723rd most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 551,585 people. The last name Stelmach is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Stelmach live; 78 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Poland, where it is held by 10,184 people, or 1 in 3,732. Beside Poland Stelmach is found in 47 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Stelmach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stelmach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stelmach last name grew 140,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stelmach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stelmach last name are 0.79000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.02% registered with the party.

The amount Stelmach earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.92% less than the national average, earning 214,834 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 66.93% less than the national average, earning $7,508,830 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.34% more than the national average, earning $48,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.28% more than the national average, earning $52,305 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stelmach Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stelmach in the Russian language
Стельмачstelmac-

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