Stiller Surname

26,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stiller Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a place where fish were caught; the still, quiet person; variants of Stiles, q.v.

Stiller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,1721:6,112740
United States3,2681:110,91212,068
Poland8291:45,8497,217
Australia5891:45,8335,742
Austria3971:21,4493,368
Canada3101:118,85712,533
England2991:186,34816,642
Hungary2721:36,0893,932
France1861:357,11153,432
Sweden1461:67,4445,120
Czechia1461:72,83212,257
Denmark1121:50,3995,183
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
Switzerland491:167,61115,447
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Israel281:305,63026,425
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Finland121:458,05828,977
Norway111:467,48139,375
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Wales41:773,63329,106
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China41:341,830,39216,990
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:253,63020,943

The alternate forms: Štiller (109) & Stîller (1) are calculated separately.

Stiller (13) may also be a first name.

Stiller Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a place where fish were caught; the still, quiet person; variants of Stiles, q.v.

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

Stiller Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stiller (Georgian: სტილლერ) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Štiller or Stîller. For other potential spellings of Stiller click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stiller? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stiller is the 26,801st most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 363,469 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Stiller are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 13,172 people, or 1 in 6,112. In Germany Stiller is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Bavaria, where 11 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Poland, where 4 percent are found.

Stiller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stiller has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stiller last name grew 1,651 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 748 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stiller Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stiller last name are 10.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.69% registered with the party.

The amount Stiller earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.29% more than the national average, earning 392,057 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 73.93% more than the national average, earning R 413,328 per year; in United States they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $45,351 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.17% more than the national average, earning $54,239 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Štiller95109/
Stîller951/
Stillger93879/
Stieller93100/
Stillert9387/
Shtiller9336/
Sztiller9314/
Stillier932/
Stillere931/
Stille924,111/
Stilloejr881/
Sttillger881/
Stiehller881/
Steller865,470/
Stilley862,443/
Stillie86434/
Steiler86232/
Stöller8688/
Styller8633/
Stitler8629/
Stilles8619/
Stüller8610/
Stailer869/
Stoiler861/
Stielle861/
Ställer861/
Stillep860/
Stler8312/
Stlle830/
Stillerová82155/
Stillerova829/
Steitler8096/
Stellert8050/
Stöllger8046/
Sztyller8038/
Stoeller8037/
Shtyller8019/
Steihler8018/
Shteller8013/
Stittler8010/
Stellerd805/
Stteller803/
Stilleth803/
Stillett802/
Chtiller801/
Stellier801/
Steuller801/
Schtller801/
Stillets800/
Stealler800/
Stillair800/
Stelle772,371/
Stilla77678/
Stilli77290/
Stylle7718/
Sthler7717/
Stilly7717/
Ståler779/
Stölle779/
Stlles773/
Shtler772/
Sttler772/
Stlger771/
Stloer771/
Steelhler751/
Sthayller751/
Steidtler750/
Stoehller750/
Stle732/
Stetler713,247/
Stellet71427/
Sztyler71398/
Stelley71248/
Štillerová71111/
Shtelle71108/
Steeler7182/
Šteller7173/
Stayler7152/
Styhler7148/
Sztelle7131/
Shtyler7118/
Stillis7118/
Stellerová7116/
Stillio7114/
Stellie7114/
Stdtler7111/
Steyler7111/
Steelle716/
Stellerova716/
Stealer714/
Štyller714/
Stelles713/
Stellez712/
Stillia712/
Stielli712/
Stytler712/
Stoelle711/
Staelle711/
Stelled710/
Stelleh710/
Stettler678,068/
Städtler671,527/
Steytler671,419/
Støle67650/
Stedtler67461/
Steehler67103/
Stålerød6752/
Stillich6727/
Stättler6720/
Sttellet6712/
Schttler679/
Ståle679/
Shteyler678/
Stles678/
Schtelle676/
Sthle675/
Stlla674/
Shtetler672/
Stleh672/
Stley672/
Sttle672/
Stejjler671/
Steyhler670/
Stuelley670/
Steelley670/

Stiller Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stiller in the Georgian language
სტილლერstiller-

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Stiller Reference & Research

Stiles FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Stiles FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stiller
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