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Where Does The Last Name Starke Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Starke is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Stärke, Štarke or Starké. For other potential spellings of Starke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Starke? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Starke is the 23,713^th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 318,958 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Starke reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Starke is also the 1,046,220^th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 84 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 13,950 people, or 1 in 5,771. In Germany Starke is most frequent in: Saxony, where 24 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 55 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Israel, where 3 percent live.

Starke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Starke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Starke surname rose 432 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 13 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Starke Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Starke surname is chiefly Anglican (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Starke surname are 7.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Starke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.44% less than the national average, earning 334,172 kr per year; in Peru they earn 19.44% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,617 per year; in South Africa they earn 42.28% more than the national average, earning R 338,100 per year; in United States they earn 2.39% more than the national average, earning $44,182 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.46% more than the national average, earning $54,385 CAD per year.