Straube Surname

58,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Straube Surname Definition:

(German) One with bushy or bristly hair; one who came from Straube, in Germany; descendant of Strubo, a pet form of names beginning with Strud (destroy, rob), as Strudbalt and Strudolf.

Straube Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,0811:13,2391,711
United States1,2971:279,45926,075
Brazil4731:452,58817,162
Latvia1551:13,2261,953
Poland1141:333,41038,248
Australia901:299,95226,269
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
Chile491:359,5209,978
Guatemala411:392,2604,988
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Sweden201:492,33835,486
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Honduras141:629,7463,754
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Norway121:428,52437,411
France111:6,038,429280,838
Denmark91:627,19136,734
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1581:317,84024,909

Straube Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One with bushy or bristly hair; one who came from Straube, in Germany; descendant of Strubo, a pet form of names beginning with Strud (destroy, rob), as Strudbalt and Strudolf.

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

Straube Last Name Facts

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

Straube (Russian: Страубе) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Straube click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Straube? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 58,622nd most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 845,423 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Straube are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 6,081 people, or 1 in 13,239. In Germany Straube is most frequent in: Saxony, where 26 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside and Thuringia, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Germany it is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Straube Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Straube has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Straube surname increased 821 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Straube Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Straube are 15.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.15% registered with the party.

The amount Straube earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.67% more than the national average, earning 383,009 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.86% less than the national average, earning R 119,160 per year; in United States they earn 6.19% more than the national average, earning $45,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.85% less than the national average, earning $44,791 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Strauber93185/
Sztraube93104/
Straubie939/
Shtraube934/
Straubey930/
Strube927,696/
Strabe923/
Straubher881/
Struber86753/
Stroube86209/
Straber8677/
Straabe8660/
Strauby8630/
Streube8611/
Struebe8610/
Strauve865/
Straubi864/
Shtrube863/
Strubie863/
Strauba863/
Strubee861/
Strubey861/
Strabie861/
Strabey861/
Strubes860/
Straibe860/
Straubeová825/
Streuber80874/
Strajber8013/
Shtrubee801/
Stroubie801/
Streaber801/
Straubis801/
Sztrauba801/
Stroubey800/
Strubher800/
Strasber800/
Struve775,662/
Struwe773,259/
Strubi77196/
Strübe77177/
Strobe77167/
Struby77165/
Struba77135/
Straby7757/
Straba7750/
Strawe7733/
Strave776/
Sztrajber7514/
Strassber752/
Strubheer751/
Shtrayber751/
Sztraiber751/
Straver711,949/
Struyve71444/
Strampe71421/
Strober71402/
Strueby71259/
Strabić71210/
Striebe71149/
Struver71128/
Stroebe71113/
Streuve71105/
Strumpe7158/
Shtruba7145/
Struewe7143/
Struwer7139/
Struive7138/
Strayve7134/
Strueve7113/
Stróber7111/
Straaby719/
Struvie717/
Strabis717/
Streebe716/
Struebi715/
Strobes714/
Strobie714/
Stroobe713/
Strouve713/
Stravet712/
Streibe712/
Strobee712/
Straves712/
Struves712/
Strueue711/
Struvee711/
Stravey711/
Streihuber711/
Strubay711/
Struvez711/
Straabi711/
Strabaj711/
Struevy711/
Streuby710/
Strobey710/
Strabhy710/
Streaby710/
Streave710/
Straved710/
Strusby710/
Streiber67430/
Stroober6778/
Strubich6745/
Stravets6721/
Struijve6713/
Strobech677/
Strayves674/
Strawwer673/
Strohber671/
Stroiber671/
Straswer671/
Straweer671/
Strawher671/
Streuwer671/
Stravech671/
Strubois671/
Struyver671/
Strubish671/
Streaver670/
Streavey670/

Straube Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Straube in the Russian language
Страубеstraube-

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