Stenzel Surname

26,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,947 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stenzel Surname User-submission:

A Germanized Polish name which originates from the christian name, Stenzlaw. The slawic spelling is Stenczel.

Stenzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany14,3961:5,592673
United States3,3531:108,10011,832
Poland6111:62,2079,759
Brazil3811:561,87521,013
Australia2591:104,23111,721
Austria2481:34,3365,516
France2291:290,05644,463
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Switzerland641:128,32712,782
England501:1,114,36153,243
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Israel161:534,85239,210
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Denmark121:470,39330,183
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

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

Stenzel (16) may also be a first name.

Stenzel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Germanized Polish name which originates from the christian name, Stenzlaw. The slawic spelling is Stenczel.

- Johannes Heinz Michels

Stenzel Last Name Facts

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

Stenzel (Russian: Стензель) occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant: Štenzel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stenzel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,929th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 365,345 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Stenzel reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 16 people.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 14,396 people, or 1 in 5,592. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Bavaria, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Germany it exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Poland, where 3 percent reside.

Stenzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stenzel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Stenzel last name grew 2,967 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,667 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stenzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stenzel surname are 23.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.44% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stenzel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 24.27% more than the national average, earning R 295,320 per year; in United States they earn 14.94% more than the national average, earning $49,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.83% more than the national average, earning $56,555 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stenzel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stenzel in the Russian language
Стензельstenzel-

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