Starck Surname

65,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Finland

Starck Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Starco, a pet form of Starculf (strong, wolf).

Starck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1421:37,5844,962
United States1,7191:210,85520,617
France1,4411:46,0955,914
Sweden4201:23,4451,914
Finland4161:13,2131,974
Belgium2661:43,2207,064
Brazil2451:873,77331,471
South Africa1531:354,10332,399
Argentina1111:385,07629,732
England1021:546,25533,762
Canada921:400,49635,373
Switzerland821:100,15810,705
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
Haiti571:187,4377,398
Denmark411:137,67612,271
Chile301:587,21614,299
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Austria131:655,03358,041
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Norway61:857,04855,549
China51:273,464,31313,838
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
Guernsey241:1,361233
Jersey161:3,243531
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2501:200,87517,457

The alternate forms: Stärck (25) are calculated separately.

Starck (15) may also be a first name.

Starck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Starco, a pet form of Starculf (strong, wolf).

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

Starck Last Name Facts

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

Starck is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Stärck. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Starck? popularity and diffusion

The surname Starck is the 65,886th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 962,179 people. The surname Starck occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Starck are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 30 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 15 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2,142 people, or 1 in 37,584. In Germany it is most frequent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 20 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Aside from Germany it exists in 53 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and France, where 19 percent live.

Starck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Starck has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 688 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 159 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Starck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Starck surname are 10.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Starck earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 176.87% more than the national average, earning 958,205 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.07% more than the national average, earning R 318,612 per year; in United States they earn 11.75% more than the national average, earning $48,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.2% less than the national average, earning $48,094 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stärck9425/
Starcke92625/
Staerck92225/
Starckx92127/
Starcks9212/
Staarck921/
Stearck920/
Stark91122,548/
Starc911,694/
Starke8322,848/
Storck839,567/
Shtark831,122/
Sterck831,095/
Staerk83481/
Sztark83472/
Störck8364/
Stairk8327/
Starkz837/
Staark837/
Starkh834/
Starkt833/
Steark832/
Stasrk831/
Sttark831/
Sthark831/
Staurk830/
Starcs830/
Starcková8011/
Storcks7795/
Stoerck7730/
Stärcke7713/
Shtarke776/
Starkss773/
Starkås773/
Stairks773/
Hstarke772/
Stasrks771/
D'Stark771/
Hstarks771/
Shtarkh771/
Sztorck771/
Staarke770/
Storcke770/
Steirck770/
Starcsh770/
Stork7317,660/
Sterk736,411/
Stärk732,401/
Störk731,110/
Storc73285/
Štark73148/
Ştark7328/
Starg7314/
Starq733/
Starx731/
Stêrk731/
Starkova7123,341/
Starková71582/
Starcová71148/
Starcova7112/
Schtorck713/
Starkowa711/
Sztorc671,584/
Stárek67985/
Shtork67335/
Storke67317/
Stärke67317/
Shtarkova67153/
Stoerk67145/
Stercq6791/
Sterkh6788/
Shterk6770/
Szterk6746/
Sztork6739/
Chtark6719/
Starkhova6716/
Štarke6710/
Steyrk677/
Sthorc673/
Sztarková673/
Storkc672/
Stearg672/
Stohrk672/
Storkt671/
Storcková671/
Stourk671/
Sterrk671/
Starkkova671/
Sthork671/
Štarks671/
Stoork670/
Stuirk670/
Steurk670/

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