Staerk Surname

634,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Staerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Staerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1881:428,22138,630
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
France621:1,071,334116,831
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Staerk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Staerk occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Staerk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 634,180th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 15,150,823 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Staerk live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 428,221. In Germany Staerk is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 26 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside and Berlin, where 16 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and France, where 13 percent reside.

Staerk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Staerk are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.38% being registered with the political party.

The amount Staerk earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.47% less than the national average, earning $36,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.85% less than the national average, earning $44,293 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Staerck92225/
Staerke9295/
Staerks920/
Stark91122,548/
Sterk916,411/
Staercke8637/
Starck837,574/
Shtark831,122/
Sterck831,095/
Stoerk83145/
Sterkh8388/
Shterk8370/
Szterk8346/
Stairk8327/
Steyrk837/
Staark837/
Starkh834/
Stuerk832/
Steark832/
Sthark831/
Sterrk831/
Sttark831/
Steurk830/
Staurk830/
Stoerck7730/
Stehrkh7727/
Stuehrk7726/
Schterk7712/
Stuerck778/
Stairks773/
Shtarkh771/
Staarck771/
D'Stark771/
Stearck770/
Steirck770/
Steirke770/
Stork7317,660/
Stärk732,401/
Störk731,110/
Šterk73443/
Štark73148/
Ştark7328/
Starg7314/
Sterg739/
Starq733/
Stêrk731/
Stoehrrk711/
Steierke710/
Storck679,567/
Shtork67335/
Stärke67317/
Stercq6791/
Störck6764/
Sztork6739/
Stärck6725/
Stearg672/
Stohrk672/
Storkc672/
Sthork671/
Østerg671/
Stierq671/
Stourk671/
Stuirk670/

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Staerk Reference & Research

Sterk DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Sterk 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 Staerk
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