Starkow Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Starkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Starkow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Austria131:655,03358,041
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Starków (5) are calculated separately.

Starkow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Starkow is found most in Germany. It can also appear as: Starków. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Starkow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Starkow reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Starkow is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 1,829,670. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 30 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 27 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 23 percent live. Apart from Germany it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 19 percent live and Poland, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Starków955/
Starkowa931/
Starkov8616,889/
Starkof8616/
Starkova8023,341/
Shtarkov80150/
Starkoff80129/
Starkopf8078/
Starkhov8018/
Starkovs8013/
Shtarkof801/
Starckov801/
Staarkov801/
Shtarkova75153/
Starkhova7516/
Starkkova751/
Starzhkov751/
Starkooff751/
Starkhoff750/
Štarkov7119/
Storkov7116/
Starcov719/
Sterkov717/
Starkovova711/
Sterkhov672,727/
Storkova6726/
Starcova6712/
Shterkov674/
Starcoff672/
Storkhov671/
Shtorkov671/
Storkoff670/
Storkaf571/
Štorkova531/

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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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  • 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 Starkow
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