Starforth Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Starforth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Starforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:1,266,32057,817
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Starforth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Starforth is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Starforth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,907,068th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Starforth reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,266,320. In England Starforth is primarily concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 61 percent reside, Durham, where 23 percent reside and Bedfordshire, where 11 percent reside. Aside from England this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent reside and Scotland, where 6 percent reside.

Starforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Starforth has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Starforth surname expanded 210 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Starforth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Starforth last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Starforth earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.29% more than the national average, earning $54,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sterforth895/
Starfirth890/
Steerforth8411/
Steriforth840/
Starford82460/
Starfford782/
Starrford781/
Streiferth741/
Storford710/
Sterford710/
Starphord674/

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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 Starforth
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