Stürzer Surname

357,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Stürzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stürzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6961:115,66914,239
Austria3151:27,0334,274
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Sturzer (31) are calculated separately.

Stürzer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stürzer is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Sturzer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stürzer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stürzer is the 357,522nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,179,848 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Stürzer are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Stürzer is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 696 people, or 1 in 115,669. In Germany Stürzer is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 88 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 31 percent live and Italy, where 0 percent live.

Stürzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stürzer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sturzer9531/
Stürtzer9328/
Stürczer932/
Stürze92183/
Storzer86271/
Stürzerová821/
Sturtzer80259/
Stoerzer8033/
Stuerzer8028/
Stirczer802/
Storzier802/
Stüger77246/
Sturer77134/
Stirer7733/
Sturze7724/
Stuzer7711/
Stizer774/
Sturzea7161/
Storcer7127/
Stuerze7111/
Štürcer715/
Sturger713/
Stuhrer712/
Stihrer711/
Sturrer711/
Sturser711/
Shturer711/
Stirser710/
Stizser710/
Sturrier672/
Stüttger671/
Staurser671/

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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
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  • 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 Stürzer
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