Star Surname

13,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Nauru

Star Surname Definition:

Nick 'the star'; Middle English stem, or perhaps 'the steer,' i.e. the young ox (v. Steer).

(2) Personal, 'the son of Star.' Probably Star was a personal or baptismal name as Stella is to-day.

Johannes le Ster, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Star Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia10,9751:13,1321,816
Afghanistan6,9451:4,630445
United States4,3201:83,9039,511
Pakistan2,8411:62,8812,357
Morocco2,1471:16,0582,417
India2,0661:371,28019,996
Algeria1,7501:22,0754,032
Kazakhstan1,2341:14,3292,136
Australia9151:29,5033,965
Belarus8131:11,6861,803
Netherlands7111:23,7513,847
Canada5471:67,3597,768
Iran5301:144,87312,847
Uzbekistan5121:60,4086,325
Oman4841:7,6201,061
England4591:121,39012,264
Hong Kong4501:16,301397
Nigeria3841:461,30923,423
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
France2531:262,54040,467
Egypt2081:441,99928,713
Singapore2011:27,4021,053
Iraq1991:175,9884,298
Bahrain1761:7,6631,429
Indonesia1661:796,68260,566
Brazil1651:1,297,42044,380
Malaysia1411:209,17912,210
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Mexico1161:1,070,05313,627
Germany1051:766,71957,066
Moldova991:35,9735,576
Azerbaijan831:116,2543,788
Israel731:117,22812,979
Myanmar631:824,412525
Italy601:1,019,27870,256
Philippines561:1,807,825113,961
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Belgium501:229,93329,007
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Nauru481:24771
Transnistria461:10,3202,064
Greece401:276,99541,298
Armenia391:75,1333,040
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Czechia391:272,65335,847
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Bangladesh381:4,193,59913,480
Vietnam381:2,438,0542,233
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Kyrgyzstan321:186,64518,861
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Cambodia281:553,1124,360
Syria271:714,8535,897
Tunisia261:23,4863,642
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Tajikistan241:349,4462,819
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Finland211:261,74820,300
Georgia211:178,35911,356
Wales211:147,35910,403
China181:75,962,3094,162
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Colombia171:2,810,24014,126
Jordan151:589,49613,598
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Sri Lanka151:1,387,2379,154
South Korea131:3,941,558724
Norway121:428,52437,411
Ghana111:2,456,42711,552
Turkmenistan111:499,0104,110
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Romania101:2,007,78754,092
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Nepal91:3,164,55110,069
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Mauritius81:161,6778,227
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
DR Congo71:10,554,224182,882
Libya71:891,9963,076
Sudan71:5,358,5998,162
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Angola51:5,397,8436,980
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Belize41:88,8683,294
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Grenada31:36,1781,426
Mali31:5,656,3454,022
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Somalia31:4,484,0209,200
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Ethiopia21:48,773,13129,601
Gabon21:944,5976,773
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Laos21:3,294,1621,900
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Mongolia21:1,412,64416,950
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Togo21:3,623,88411,997
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2251:108,33510,701
Wales291:54,0832,718
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0121:49,6235,643

The alternate forms: Stár (1) are calculated separately.

Star (64,061) may also be a first name.

Star Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nick 'the star'; Middle English stem, or perhaps 'the steer,' i.e. the young ox (v. Steer).

(2) Personal, 'the son of Star.' Probably Star was a personal or baptismal name as Stella is to-day.

Johannes le Ster, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Ster, Sussex, ibid.

William Ster, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1416. Richard Sterre, vicar of Happesburgh, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1465. John Sterre, vicar of Quiden, Norfolk: ibid.

1705. William Pynsent and Mary Starr, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the sign of the star; descendant of Sterre (star).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Perhaps from the sign of an inn; but more likely from an ancient personal name written in Domesd. Ster and Sterr. It is Star without prefix in H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(German.) Stiff, rigid, inflexible.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Star is found in H.R., and Ster and Sterr in Domesday; and there is a place named Star near Markinch, in Scotland. Ferguson thinks Starr may be from Old Norse starri, a hawk, Anglo-Saxon stœr, a starling.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Star Last Name Facts

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

The last name Star (Bengali: স্টার, Georgian: სტარ, Hindi: स्टार, Marathi: टार, Oriya: ଲାର, Russian: Стар) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Stár. Click here for further possible spellings of Star.

How Common Is The Last Name Star? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 13,277th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 172,965 people. The surname Star occurs mostly in Asia, where 45 percent of Star reside; 30 percent reside in South Asia and 25 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Star is also the 15,005th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 64,061 people.

The surname Star is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 10,975 people, or 1 in 13,132. In Russia Star is most common in: Moscow, where 29 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Other than Russia Star occurs in 169 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Star Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Star has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Star last name grew 427 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 28 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Star Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (57%) in Ireland, Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (85%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (98%) in Nigeria, Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine and Muslim (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States Star are 1.49% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 45.28% registered with the political party.

The amount Star earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 23.83% less than the national average, earning 263,618 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.38% less than the national average, earning $41,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning $54,863 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stár921/
Starr8967,139/
Stair894,009/
Stahr893,868/
Start893,760/
Stare892,380/
Staar892,214/
Starz891,733/
Sttar891,684/
Stear891,422/
Shtar89264/
Starp89230/
Stard8981/
Staur8940/
Staár8930/
Starh8920/
Sthar8917/
Starå8914/
Xstar896/
Sstar896/
Stayr895/
Statr892/
Sztar891/
Stgar891/
Jstar891/
Stahre80622/
Starre80345/
Startt80340/
Steart80151/
Steare8097/
Staurt8076/
Steahr8063/
Søttar8052/
Sthair8046/
Starpp8044/
Starrh8032/
Staihr8032/
Stahrr8031/
Staire8026/
Sthare8019/
Sthart8012/
Steard8010/
Shtarr809/
Staart808/
Stardh804/
Starzz804/
Sttarr803/
Stardt802/
Stasrr802/
Staurd802/
Stayre802/
Jstarr802/
Starhe802/
Starjs801/
Stharp801/
Sthear801/
Starrd801/
Stahar801/
Starrt801/
Stthar801/
Shttar801/
Sttaar801/
Sttare801/
Sttarh801/
Ssttar801/
Shtair801/
Starrr800/
Steaur800/
Statrz800/
Stearr800/
Starpf800/
Stor751,124/
Xtar753/
Ztar751/
Starova733,462/
Starová73119/
Stthard734/
Starowa734/
Sthaare731/
Stairtt731/
Starrtt731/
Stahard731/
Steaurd730/
Store677,152/
Storz676,798/
Storr675,542/
Stohr672,936/
Steur672,203/
Stoor671,017/
Stour67355/
Storp67260/
Steir67250/
Stort67225/
Storø67170/
Sztor67167/
Storå6767/
Chtar6757/
Stosr6747/
Steyr6739/
Shtarova6729/
Stord6728/
Štayr6722/
Sthor6714/
Storh6710/
Sttor676/
Stărp676/
Zthar675/
Starhova674/
Stahrová673/
Stareher672/
Stoir672/
Stoyr671/
Starrová671/
Stórt671/
Ztarr671/
Stãrz671/
Sthór671/
Storï671/
Shtor671/
Shteareh671/
Stahrova671/
Starhová671/
Jstor671/

Star Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Star in the Georgian language
სტარstar-
Star in the Bengali language
স্টারstara-
Star in the Oriya language
ଲାରlara-
Star in the Hindi language
स्टारstara61.29
स्तरstara16.13
स्टरstara12.9
स्तारstara9.68
Star in the Marathi language
टारtara53.13
तारtara37.5
सतारsatara9.38
Star in the Russian language
Старstar-

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