Strobl Surname

27,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Strobl 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.

Strobl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,8111:9,1371,142
Austria8,2291:1,03569
United States1,1801:307,16928,227
Italy4831:126,61820,627
Hungary2541:38,6474,172
Canada1771:208,16720,218
Czechia1121:94,94215,795
Switzerland681:120,77812,249
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Australia441:613,53943,545
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Romania311:647,67345,663
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Chile211:838,88017,964
France211:3,162,987209,042
Sweden201:492,33835,486
England141:3,979,861125,553
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Denmark101:564,47234,222
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
China41:341,830,39216,990
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malta11:430,2723,380
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Ströbl (437), Stróbl (342), Štrobl (341) & Štróbl (7) are calculated separately.

Strobl (11) may also be a first name.

Strobl 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

Strobl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Strobl occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Ströbl, Stróbl, Štrobl or Štróbl. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Strobl? popularity and diffusion

The last name Strobl is the 27,243rd most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 369,495 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Strobl reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 8,811 people, or 1 in 9,137. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 80 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 42 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Strobl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Strobl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Strobl last name grew 4,917 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Strobl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Strobl last name are 10.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.02% registered with the political party.

The amount Strobl earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.98% less than the national average, earning 228,496 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.32% more than the national average, earning $49,758 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.25% less than the national average, earning $47,570 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ströbl94437/
Stróbl94342/
Štrobl94341/
Strobel9234,164/
Stroble921,827/
Stroebl9222/
Shtrobl9211/
Stroubl921/
Strobil920/
Štróbl897/
Stroebel864,216/
Strobelt86624/
Strouble86186/
Strobell8686/
Shtrobel8645/
Sztrobel8613/
Shtroble8612/
Strobiel862/
Strohbel861/
Stroibel861/
Stroëbel861/
Stroubel860/
Strooble860/
Strebl83790/
Strubl83178/
Strübl8340/
Strabl838/
Strébl834/
Strowl833/
Stroblová80141/
Stroblova806/
Strobelle801/
Sttroebel801/
Stroebell800/
Struble776,121/
Strebel775,868/
Strubel772,344/
Ströbel772,243/
Strabel77576/
Strable77340/
Strübel77324/
Stróbel77100/
Strompl7726/
Ströble7717/
Strowel7716/
Strebøl7714/
Streubl775/
Štrobel772/
Strúbel771/
Strábel771/
Sträbel771/
Strebll770/
Strobelová756/
Strobelova751/
Streubel712,281/
Straubel71989/
Strubelt71153/
Strubell7176/
Shtrubel7165/
Streebel7164/
Shtrebel7159/
Sztrubel7146/
Straebel7142/
Strowell716/
Strauble714/
Strabell714/
Strompel712/
Shtrubil711/
Stronpel711/
Ströbelt711/
Streuble710/
Štroblová67308/
Štrébl67110/
Štrebl6757/
Strublová6742/
Štrubl6722/
Straubelt6710/
Streubelt674/
Stróblová673/
Štrůbl673/
Strabelle672/
Strawl672/
Streubell672/
Straubell671/
Strubelle671/

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