Stähelin Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Stähelin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stähelin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2911:28,2234,312
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Stahelin (760) are calculated separately.

Stähelin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stähelin is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Stahelin. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stähelin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 872,430th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Stähelin are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Switzerland, where it is borne by 291 people, or 1 in 28,223. In Switzerland Stähelin is most numerous in: Canton of Zürich, where 31 percent reside, Canton of Thurgau, where 10 percent reside and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Switzerland this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 3 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stahelin96760/
Stehelin88113/
Stéhelin881/
Staehelin82381/
Steolin801/
Stieling7563/
Staohlin751/
Staholin750/
Stielling710/
Stielen670/
Stehalyn635/
Stoeylen633/
Steeilen631/
Stöylen531/

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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
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  • 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 Stähelin
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