Straż Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Straż Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Straż Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1591:239,04930,603
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Straz (164) & Straź (2) are calculated separately.

Straż Last Name Facts

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

The surname Straż is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Straz or Straź. For other potential spellings of Straż click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Straż? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,374,607th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Straż are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Straż is most common in Poland, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 239,049. Aside from Poland this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Straz93164/
Straź932/
Straś80182/
Stras80160/
Strax8030/
Strac8024/
Streż8010/
Stróż809/
Straj805/
Stroż801/
Straus736,993/
Strach732,977/
Strasz73396/
Strazh73195/
Strash73138/
Strahs73134/
Strais7366/
Shtrax7321/
Sztraj7320/
Straiz7310/
Strauz737/
Strays736/
Straic735/
Strarz735/
Shtras734/
Strajh732/
Straas732/
Stracz731/
Strajc731/
Strauś731/
Strauch6720,186/
Strausz671,022/
Shtraus67634/
Strauhs67258/
Straach67226/
Strajch6785/
Straush6741/
Stratch6735/
Straich6728/
Shtrays6716/
Strasch6713/
Straasø674/
Stráňaj674/
Strassz673/
Streach673/
Strachx671/
Straych671/
Sztrach671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Straż
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis