Strasser Surname

19,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Strasser Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller on, or near, a country road.

Strasser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria10,1271:84146
Germany7,4271:10,8401,370
United States5,8891:61,5487,214
Switzerland1,6121:5,095762
France7891:84,18611,961
Brazil3971:539,23020,207
Canada3051:120,80512,696
Argentina2691:158,89713,379
Australia2421:111,55212,427
Hungary2251:43,6284,654
Luxembourg2131:2,726330
Thailand1551:455,73179,917
Israel981:87,32310,358
Italy751:815,42364,079
Spain591:792,40732,853
Czechia551:193,33628,224
England551:1,013,05650,089
Belgium441:261,28731,734
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Uruguay411:83,7018,547
Slovakia321:166,76429,092
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Bosnia and Herzegovina181:196,46711,001
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Wales51:618,90625,852
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4391:114,39311,307

The alternate forms: Strässer (275) & Štrasser (26) are calculated separately.

Strasser (25) may also be a first name.

Strasser Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller on, or near, a country road.

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

Strasser Last Name Facts

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

The last name Strasser (Russian: Страссер) is found in Austria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Strässer or Štrasser. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Strasser? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 19,371st most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 257,020 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Strasser live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe. Strasser is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 25 people.

The surname Strasser is most commonly used in Austria, where it is carried by 10,127 people, or 1 in 841. In Austria it is most common in: Upper Austria, where 29 percent live, Lower Austria, where 16 percent live and Vienna, where 15 percent live. Besides Austria it is found in 72 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Strasser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Strasser has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,341 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 5,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Strasser Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Strasser last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Strasser surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Strasser earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.23% less than the national average, earning 258,778 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.59% more than the national average, earning $47,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.54% more than the national average, earning $53,427 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Strässer96275/
Štrasser9626/
Strausser941,651/
Strasszer94290/
Straesser94177/
Shtrasser9445/
Strassert9418/
Straisser941/
Strasseer941/
Strassere941/
Strasse9399/
Straser9368/
Stresser881,712/
Strauser881,669/
Strosser88416/
Straszer8832/
Streaser8822/
Strausse8819/
Strahser8814/
Strösser889/
Strasses888/
Shtrasse884/
Shtraser883/
Strassei883/
Strasset882/
Strasher881/
Strayser880/
Straaser880/
Strassey880/
Straeser880/
Strase867/
Strasserová84107/
Strasserova846/
Stroesser82158/
Strauszer829/
Streusser828/
Strossier825/
Strousser822/
Strauserr821/
Strausher821/
Streisser821/
Streesser820/
Streauser820/
Straßer806,663/
Strause801,247/
Štraser80102/
Strosse8087/
Strazer8068/
Strassi8067/
Strassa8041/
Streser8015/
Stracer807/
Straise802/
Strassy801/
Strahse801/
Strausheir781/
Strazzer75470/
Stracher75168/
Strauzer7551/
Stroszer7524/
Strousse7520/
Strasche7520/
Strosher7516/
Štrosser758/
Shtrazer757/
Straeßer756/
Streiser755/
Struiser752/
Strouser751/
Strauses751/
Straussi751/
Straxzer751/
Strehser751/
Strähser751/
Straizer751/
Strazeer751/
Stracere751/
Strosier750/
Streuser750/
Strozser750/
Strossey750/
Straucer750/
Štrasserová7418/
Strosserová749/
Straszerová748/
Strose71969/
Stroscher71115/
Shtrosher7157/
Straucher7147/
Strace7144/
Strasi7124/
Straße7117/
Straze7110/
Strescher719/
Straicher718/
Straciere717/
Strajcher716/
Streacher712/
Shtraizer712/
Shtracher711/
Strouse675,319/
Strache67933/
Stracey67781/
Sträßer67646/
Strausa67330/
Strossi6773/
Strohscher6758/
Strozer6742/
Streise6721/
Strößer6717/
Sztraicher6715/
Strossa6711/
Streßer678/
Strazze676/
Štroser676/
Sttrace675/
Štraserová675/
Strecer674/
Chtrase673/
Štrause673/
Stroßer672/
Straisa671/
Strashi671/
Strocer671/
Strauße671/
Strazsa671/
Shtrasi671/
Strosie670/
Stroose670/
Stracie670/

Strasser Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Strasser in the Russian language
Страссерstrasser-

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