Ströter Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ströter Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller on, or near, marshy land overgrown with brushwood; one who came from Strother (marshy meadow), in Northumberland.

Ströter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2801:287,51929,928
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Stroter (110) are calculated separately.

Ströter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller on, or near, marshy land overgrown with brushwood; one who came from Strother (marshy meadow), in Northumberland.

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

Ströter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ströter is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Stroter. For other potential spellings of Ströter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ströter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 935,326th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. The surname Ströter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ströter reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 287,519. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 84 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 5 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stroter95110/
Strödter93104/
Sträter861,900/
Strater861,050/
Streter8654/
Streeter8019,950/
Strother8010,259/
Straeter80382/
Streuter80116/
Strather8069/
Stratter8054/
Strotter8051/
Stradter8031/
Stroeter8029/
Stretter8025/
Strätger805/
Strether804/
Shtreter801/
Strodter800/
Strahter800/
Stroedter7527/
Streether759/
Shtrotter752/
Streetter751/
Sstreeter750/
Straetter750/
Streuther750/
Sträterová713/
Stratthear710/
Streetir671/
Streetjr671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ströter
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