Strobel Surname

16,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Strobel Surname Definition:

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

Strobel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany22,6991:3,547380
United States8,5331:42,4775,214
France6681:99,43514,559
Brazil5001:428,14916,254
Switzerland3791:21,6703,458
Austria3541:24,0553,779
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Thailand1241:569,66497,190
Australia941:287,18825,495
Poland881:431,91844,930
Denmark721:78,3997,655
England671:831,61344,286
Chile591:298,5848,628
Israel531:161,46516,670
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Norway131:395,56035,657
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Liechtenstein81:4,797618
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Wales41:773,63329,106
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
China31:455,773,85521,925
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9601:52,3115,905

The alternate forms: Ströbel (2,243), Stróbel (100), Štrobel (2) & Štróbel (3) are calculated separately.

Strobel (26) may also be a first name.

Strobel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Strobel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Strobel (Russian: Стробель) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Ströbel, Stróbel, Štrobel or Štróbel. Click here for further potential spellings of Strobel.

How Common Is The Last Name Strobel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Strobel is the 16,273rd most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 213,311 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Strobel are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 26 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 22,699 people, or 1 in 3,547. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 40 percent live, Bavaria, where 30 percent live and Saxony, where 9 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Strobel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Strobel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Strobel surname grew 889 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 353 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Strobel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Strobel last name are 16.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.36% being registered with the party.

The amount Strobel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.86% more than the national average, earning 387,118 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 72.95% more than the national average, earning R 411,000 per year; in United States they earn 4.64% more than the national average, earning $45,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.83% more than the national average, earning $55,562 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Strobel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Strobel in the Russian language
Стробельstrobel-

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Strobel Reference & Research

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