Sturzel Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Sturzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sturzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France761:873,983102,402
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Stürzel (177) are calculated separately.

Sturzel Last Name Facts

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

Sturzel occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Stürzel. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturzel? popularity and diffusion

Sturzel is the 2,020,555th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Sturzel live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 873,983. In France Sturzel is most prevalent in: Occitanie, where 55 percent are found, Grand Est, where 26 percent are found and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 14 percent are found. Beside France this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 8 percent are found and Ireland, where 1 percent are found.

Sturzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sturzel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sturzel surname decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stürzel95177/
Sturtzel9374/
Stuerzel9332/
Sturzl92130/
Sturel9228/
Stuzel921/
Stuertzel8810/
Sturtzell881/
Stuerzl8666/
Stirzel8665/
Sturell869/
Sturgel869/
Steuzel862/
Shturel862/
Sturcel862/
Sturzyl861/
Sturiel861/
Staurel860/
Sturl8368/
Sturgell80967/
Stürtzel8042/
Stuersel8035/
Stirtzel8034/
Szturcel807/
Stoerzel805/
Sturrell802/
Steurgel801/
Stuirrel801/
Storszel800/
Stürzl77688/
Storel77161/
Stugel7766/
Stirzl7723/
Sturhl771/
Szturl771/
Stucel771/
Stozel771/
Stusel770/
Steurgell751/
Sturgil7188/
Steusel7150/
Stoezel7139/
Šturcel7122/
Stugell718/
Storcel718/
Storell716/
Stausel712/
Sturill712/
Storeel711/
Stucell711/
Stoerzl711/
Steugel710/
Stuysel710/
Stusell710/
Staucel710/
Stoerel710/
Sturril710/
Sturgill679,531/
Storl67146/
Stoehrel6713/
Stursill677/
Stucl672/
Sturjill671/
Sturchil671/
Stozl671/
Storiell670/
Staucell670/
Stousell670/
Stausell670/

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Sturzel Reference & Research

Stürzl FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sturzel
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis