Stierlin Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Stierlin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stierlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1491:55,1207,088
France1091:609,38380,423
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Stierlin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stierlin is most common in Switzerland. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stierlin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 793,288th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Stierlin are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 55,120. In Switzerland Stierlin is mostly found in: Canton of Zürich, where 33 percent live, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 23 percent live and Canton of Aargau, where 12 percent live. Beside Switzerland Stierlin is found in 6 countries. It is also found in France, where 31 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Stierlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stierlin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stierlin last name grew 161 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stierlin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stierlin surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stierlin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 252.76% more than the national average, earning R 838,296 per year and in United States they earn 27.24% less than the national average, earning $31,396 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Stierlin
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