Stolzenberg Surname

197,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stolzenberg Surname User-submission:

Stolzenberg is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Stolzenberg ('proud mountain'), the name of a few locations in Germany, typically western (near Westphalia).

Stolzenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4761:54,5437,085
United States4071:890,56267,298
Australia561:482,06636,890
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
France111:6,038,429280,838
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Wales91:343,83718,086
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England71:7,959,723202,100
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tonga11:107,313791
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Stolzenberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Stolzenberg is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Stolzenberg ('proud mountain'), the name of a few locations in Germany, typically western (near Westphalia).

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Stolzenberg is a surname of Germanic origin. However, it is prevalent among Jewish (Ashkenazic) people. It means 'proud mountain'.

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Stolzenberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stolzenberg is found most in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stolzenberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stolzenberg is the 197,255th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,432,664 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Stolzenberg are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 1,476 people, or 1 in 54,543. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent live. Barring Germany this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Stolzenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stolzenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stolzenberg surname expanded 2,907 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stolzenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stolzenberg last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.94% being registered with the political party.

The amount Stolzenberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 104.81% more than the national average, earning R 486,708 per year; in United States they earn 29.31% more than the national average, earning $55,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.56% more than the national average, earning $53,937 CAD per year.

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