Stelzer Surname

34,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Stelzer Surname Definition:

(German) One who walked on stilts, to entertain, as at a carnival; one who came from Stelzen, in Germany; dweller in a narrow field.

Stelzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,1211:9,9131,242
United States3,3891:106,95211,725
Austria2,0401:4,174442
Brazil8141:262,99110,110
Argentina2251:189,97115,823
Australia1901:142,08315,253
Italy1701:359,74542,181
Canada1251:294,76527,374
Switzerland1081:76,0468,868
Israel1071:79,9789,667
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Czechia291:366,67143,532
England221:2,532,63991,802
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
France91:7,380,302306,885
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Monaco31:12,3552,088
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:198,49317,293

The alternate forms: Štelzer (3) are calculated separately.

Stelzer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who walked on stilts, to entertain, as at a carnival; one who came from Stelzen, in Germany; dweller in a narrow field.

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

Stelzer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stelzer is most common in Germany. It can also appear as: Štelzer. Click here for further potential spellings of Stelzer.

How Common Is The Last Name Stelzer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 34,040th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 467,990 people. The surname Stelzer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Stelzer reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 8,121 people, or 1 in 9,913. In Germany Stelzer is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 30 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Austria, where 13 percent live.

Stelzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stelzer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stelzer last name expanded 1,340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stelzer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stelzer last name are 33.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.1% registered with the political party.

The amount Stelzer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.8% more than the national average, earning R 422,520 per year; in United States they earn 10.66% more than the national average, earning $47,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.35% more than the national average, earning $60,789 CAD per year.

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