Strub Surname

77,838th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Strub Surname Definition:

(German) One who had bristled or tousled hair.

Strub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2,1851:3,759525
United States1,7811:203,51419,984
France1,1521:57,6597,687
Germany6111:131,76016,047
Canada2261:163,03416,442
Brazil1101:1,946,13062,141
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
England341:1,638,76668,634
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Liechtenstein161:2,399253
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2031:247,38320,545

The alternate forms: Strüb (24) are calculated separately.

Strub Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who had bristled or tousled hair.

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

Strub Last Name Facts

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

Strub is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Strüb. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Strub? popularity and diffusion

Strub is the 77,838th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,160,252 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Strub are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is held by 2,185 people, or 1 in 3,759. In Switzerland Strub is most frequent in: Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 20 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 18 percent are found and Canton of Solothurn, where 16 percent are found. Beside Switzerland this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and France, where 18 percent are found.

Strub Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Strub has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Strub surname expanded 877 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Strub Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Strub are 17.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.66% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Strub earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $44,163 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.27% more than the national average, earning $57,272 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Strüb9324/
Straub9144,708/
Stroub91500/
Struib912/
Sdtrub911/
Strubs911/
Strhub910/
Struyb910/
Strrub910/
Shtraub83356/
Sztraub8335/
Straubs8314/
Stroubs830/
Strup80299/
Strob80255/
Struv8010/
Struf805/
Strubová771/
Stroup7310,970/
Strupp732,167/
Struyf731,884/
Strouf73358/
Straup73200/
Strauf73195/
Strupe73188/
Størup73162/
Struif73148/
Strufe73142/
Østrup73110/
Strupf7386/
Štraub7364/
Struff7355/
Streuf7324/
Søtrup7316/
Strups7312/
Streup737/
Stærup737/
Åstrup736/
Hstrup736/
Strupt734/
Strauv733/
Ştraub732/
Struip732/
Stûrup731/
Strusf731/
Strouv731/
Strauw731/
Stårup731/
Struyv731/
Stroob730/
Stroeb730/
Struvt730/
Straubová7142/
Straubova712/
Stroupe672,995/
Straupe67176/
Hæstrup67165/
Struppe67145/
Struyfs67131/
Høstrup67122/
Streuff6751/
Struijf6740/
Strauff6732/
Stroups6726/
Søttrup6724/
Søstrup6718/
Shtraup676/
Shtrauf676/
Struiff675/
Håstrup672/
Straufs672/
Strørup672/
Strårup672/
Stroufe671/
Straups671/
Strouff671/
Stroufs671/
Strouzf671/
Struipp670/
Straufe670/
Strausw670/
Straupp670/
Stroupp670/
Straupf670/
Strrupe670/

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