Stelzner Surname

170,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stelzner 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.

Stelzner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5361:52,4126,820
United States5921:612,26249,664
Brazil2391:895,70932,172
Denmark571:99,0309,368
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Norway71:734,61250,907
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Stelzner 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

Stelzner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stelzner is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Stelzner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stelzner? popularity and diffusion

Stelzner is the 170,270th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,878,178 people. The last name Stelzner occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Stelzner reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,536 people, or 1 in 52,412. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Saxony, where 29 percent live, Bavaria, where 16 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Other than Germany Stelzner exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Stelzner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stelzner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Stelzner last name increased 1,558 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stelzner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Stelzner are 12.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.99% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stelzner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25% less than the national average, earning 259,558 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 69.97% more than the national average, earning R 403,920 per year; in United States they earn 21.59% more than the national average, earning $52,467 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.13% more than the national average, earning $52,232 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steltzner94129/
Stelczner946/
Stoelzner945/
Stoeltzner893/
Stölzner8850/
Stelcner8821/
Stelznei881/
Stelsner880/
Stelznerová843/
Stöltzner8217/
Shtelsner822/
Stiltzner821/
Stillzner820/
Shteltsner784/
Stølsnes6349/
Stölsnes631/

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