Štraus Surname

509,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Štraus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Štraus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia5181:4,802937
Czechia501:212,66930,259
Croatia311:136,40719,258
Slovakia301:177,88230,511
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Straus (6,993) & Strauś (1) are calculated separately.

Štraus Last Name Facts

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

Štraus is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Straus or Strauś. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Štraus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Štraus is the 509,669th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,351,318 people. Štraus is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Štraus live; 87 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is held by 518 people, or 1 in 4,802. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Drava, where 39 percent reside, Savinja, where 28 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Slovenia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 8 percent reside and Croatia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Straus946,993/
Štrauss9221/
Štrausz929/
Štrause923/
Štrauhs922/
Štrus91255/
Štras914/
Strauś891/
Štrass836/
Štėras831/
Štrausová8089/
Strauss7753,593/
Strause771,247/
Strausz771,022/
Shtraus77634/
Strauts77326/
Strauhs77258/
Štrauch77163/
Straush7741/
Sztraus7727/
Strauzs771/
Strayus771/
Straust771/
Straues770/
Štraussová753/
Strus732,514/
Štros73450/
Štruc73440/
Strau73364/
Stras73160/
Štrup7350/
Štrac7342/
Xtras731/
Strhauss7139/
Strausse7119/
Shtrauss7118/
Strauths7117/
Štrusová719/
Štrasová718/
Shtrauts717/
Schtraus715/
Strrauss713/
Strausch712/
Strausss711/
Sstrauss711/
Shtraush711/
Sxtrauss711/
Strauß6727,005/
Struss671,666/
Struys671,120/
Struis67859/
Straut67844/
Strous67711/
Strass67612/
Strasz67396/
Strusz67394/
Struhs67372/
Struse67227/
Štrajt67207/
Straup67200/
Strausova67165/
Strash67138/
Strahs67134/
Strads67119/
Štross6795/
Straud6774/
Strais6766/
Štrait6745/
Strats6733/
Štrach6730/
Štrois6729/
Strausová6724/
Straes6719/
Strauh6718/
Strush6715/
Strues6714/
Straue6713/
Štrajh6710/
Štraih678/
Strase677/
Strauz677/
Strust677/
Strays676/
Struzs676/
Shtrau675/
Streus674/
Shtras674/
Štrassová674/
Štrajc673/
Straas672/
Schtrausz672/
Shtrus671/
Strast671/
Strzus671/
Štrupp671/
Struus670/

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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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  • 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 Štraus
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