Streich Surname

63,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Streich Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Stregus (refuge, protection).

Streich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,0381:19,9372,634
United States2,4481:148,06315,266
Poland4671:81,38912,628
Switzerland3541:23,2003,674
Canada1941:189,92618,713
Brazil1061:2,019,56964,017
Israel871:98,36411,357
Argentina711:602,02042,723
England361:1,547,72466,012
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Paraguay181:402,0415,757
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
France31:22,140,907385,998
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
China21:683,660,78330,601
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

The alternate forms: Štreich (7) are calculated separately.

Streich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Stregus (refuge, protection).

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

Streich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Streich is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Štreich. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Streich? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 63,363rd most commonly used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 921,774 people. Streich is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Streich live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Streich is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 4,038 people, or 1 in 19,937. In Germany Streich is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found. Barring Germany Streich occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Poland, where 6 percent are found.

Streich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Streich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Streich last name expanded 1,466 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Streich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Streich are 15.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.43% registered with the party.

The amount Streich earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.18% more than the national average, earning $46,246 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.69% more than the national average, earning $51,518 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Štreich957/
Streiche934/
Streisch931/
Streicht930/
Strich92847/
Strech92294/
Streic922/
Streih921/
Schtreich885/
Stretch863,997/
Streche86972/
Stritch86669/
Strecht86248/
Stroich86194/
Streith86143/
Strzech8698/
Stroech8672/
Streech8662/
Strejch8631/
Straich8628/
Streics8626/
Strisch8625/
Streych8619/
Striech8611/
Struich868/
Stricht867/
Stresch864/
Streach863/
Strejic863/
Streihs862/
Streish861/
Streuch861/
Striche861/
Strichs861/
Streiec861/
Shtrich861/
Straech860/
Sthrech860/
Strei83360/
Stric8316/
Strih836/
Strec836/
Streh831/
Stroisch80285/
Streatch80102/
Strische806/
Strojich805/
Shtraich802/
Stretche801/
Stroyich801/
Stretchs801/
Stritsch801/
Shtreikh801/
Stritche800/
Schtrich800/
Streit7723,096/
Strach772,977/
Strizh771,309/
Stridh771,098/
Strezh77867/
Strych77215/
Streid77118/
Strikh7798/
Strish7789/
Streiß7761/
Streha7759/
Stricz7759/
Strueh7753/
Strekh7732/
Streyc7732/
Streis7723/
Streiy7721/
Streip7719/
Striph7719/
Strehz7718/
Stresh7711/
Strehs7711/
Strice778/
Štrich778/
Strøeh776/
Straic775/
Streii775/
Struic773/
Straih772/
Stritc771/
Streie771/
Streić771/
Strých771/
Strzec771/
Streah771/
Shtrei771/
Strieh771/
Streiz770/
Strehr770/
Streeh770/
Stredh770/
Strechová7525/
Strichová759/
Strechova757/
Struitsch751/
Stri73285/
Stre7365/
Strauch7120,186/
Streitz71944/
Strache71933/
Stroici71361/
Stroych71352/
Straach71226/
Strojec71205/
Streher71143/
Streitt71101/
Strehse7197/
Strajch7185/
Shtrikh7183/
Streidt7180/
Strejac7135/
Stratch7135/
Shtreis7130/
Stroyeh7130/
Strouch7125/
Streiss7125/
Strejić7125/
Sträche7123/
Strujic7121/
Streise7121/
Stroicz7119/
Stryjec7114/
Strasch7113/
Štreichová7111/
Strysch718/
Shtrish714/
Streits713/
Streičs712/
Stroish711/
Straych711/
Streeth711/
Strischowa711/
Strojic711/
Strachx711/
Sztrach711/
Sztreit711/
Shtraih711/
Sthroic710/
Streuth710/
Stroe6719,747/
Strid674,178/
Strey674,171/
Sætre673,053/
Strah67961/
Stroi67952/
Streu67804/
Strix67378/
Stres67322/
Stryi67264/
Støre67162/
Striz67151/
Stree67125/
Shtreykh67116/
Sztrauch67116/
Strye6797/
Strep6789/
Striž6788/
Strai6764/
Strée6763/
Stret6755/
Strihová6752/
Stred6750/
Strez6746/
Strer6744/
Østre6742/
Štric6742/
Strič6735/
Strie6734/
Strio6732/
Stryc6726/
Strac6724/
Strea6723/
Stris6722/
Strauchs6722/
Strasche6720/
Shtraikh6719/
Strue6719/
Strej6717/
Sztrajch6717/
Strzysch6714/
Stråe6714/
Strýc6713/
Strøe6711/
Streż6710/
Shtrauch679/
Strić679/
Stricova677/
Striš677/
Strui677/
Strip675/
Striy675/
Strit674/
Strihova674/
Straitht673/
Strae673/
Strii672/
Shtri672/
Strausch672/
Strge672/
Sthri671/
Shtre671/
Straiish671/
Strecova671/
Sthre671/
Stregies671/
Streuiss671/
Streç671/
Streč671/
Strawiec671/
Striż671/
Strajici671/
Ztrei671/
Stroweth670/

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