Starks Surname
Approximately 25,045 people bear this surname
Starks Surname Definition:
Stark’s (Son): v. Stark.
Starks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24,159 | 1:15,003 | 1,885 |
| England | 427 | 1:130,487 | 12,922 |
| Canada | 152 | 1:242,405 | 23,093 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| Liberia | 47 | 1:93,799 | 7,591 |
| Latvia | 31 | 1:66,131 | 9,862 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 249 | 1:97,893 | 9,953 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,771 | 1:13,317 | 1,708 |
The alternate forms: Štarks (1) are calculated separately.
Starks (65) may also be a first name.
Starks Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Stark’s (Son): v. Stark.
(English) The strong, severe man.
Starks Demographics
Average Male Starks Height
176.46 cm
Average Female Starks Height
163.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Starks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Starks Come From? nationality or country of origin
Starks (Russian: Старкс) occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant: Štarks. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Starks? popularity and diffusion
The surname Starks is the 21,728th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 290,978 people. The surname Starks is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Starks reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Starks is also the 1,212,820th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 65 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 24,159 people, or 1 in 15,003. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Starks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Starks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Starks last name expanded 641 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Starks Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Congregationalist (63%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Starks surname are 5.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.65% registered with the party.
The amount Starks earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.99% less than the national average, earning $37,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $48,378 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Štarks | 94 | 1 | / |
| Starcks | 92 | 12 | / |
| Starkås | 92 | 3 | / |
| Starkss | 92 | 3 | / |
| Stairks | 92 | 3 | / |
| Stasrks | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hstarks | 92 | 1 | / |
| Staerks | 92 | 0 | / |
| Storks | 83 | 152 | / |
| Sterks | 83 | 118 | / |
| Starkz | 83 | 7 | / |
| Starcs | 83 | 0 | / |
| Starckx | 77 | 127 | / |
| Storkås | 77 | 95 | / |
| Storcks | 77 | 95 | / |
| Stercks | 77 | 40 | / |
| Starcsh | 77 | 0 | / |
| Storrks | 77 | 0 | / |
| Starx | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sterkx | 67 | 43 | / |
| Storgs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sterckx | 62 | 4,629 | / |
| Storchs | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sterkcx | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sterckz | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sterkckx | 57 | 1 | / |
| Stercx | 50 | 1 | / |
Starks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Starks in the Russian language | ||
| Старкс | starks | - |
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Starks Reference & Research
Stark FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Stark FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Starks
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