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

The last name Starke is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Stärke, Štarke or Starké. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 23,713^th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 318,958 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Starke are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,046,220^th most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 84 people.

The last name Starke is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 13,950 people, or 1 in 5,771. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saxony, where 24 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Israel, where 3 percent are found.

Starke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Starke Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Starke last name are 7.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.5% being registered with the 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.