Starý Surname

167,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Starý Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Starý Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2,4861:4,277441
Slovakia871:61,33911,847
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Stary (2,404) & Stáry (1) are calculated separately.

Starý Last Name Facts

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

The last name Starý is more commonly found in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Stary or Stáry. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Starý? popularity and diffusion

Starý is the 167,924th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,830,115 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Starý live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 2,486 people, or 1 in 4,277. In Czechia Starý is most common in: Central Bohemian Region, where 15 percent live, Pardubice Region, where 13 percent live and South Moravian Region, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Czechia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 3 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stary932,404/
Stáry871/
Starých8310/
Stara802,942/
Stare802,380/
Stará802,340/
Stari80565/
Staré803/
Steari735,808/
Starry731,351/
Stares731,174/
Staryy73994/
Stahre73622/
Starre73345/
Staryi73281/
Staris73232/
Starer73198/
Starii73138/
Stareh73138/
Sztari73115/
Staraj73113/
Starey73111/
Steare7397/
Starie7390/
Starai7387/
Staret7355/
Stauri7352/
Staroy7348/
Staroi7347/
Starri7336/
Shtari7333/
Stariy7332/
Staryh7327/
Starha7327/
Staire7326/
Starzi7324/
Starra7324/
Sztary7323/
Sthare7319/
Staara7319/
Shtara7319/
Staira7317/
Starih7313/
Starza7313/
Staray7312/
Starzy7310/
Steary739/
Starip737/
Staruj736/
Staryś736/
Starge734/
Stario733/
Starij732/
Staryo732/
Stayre732/
Staree732/
Starhe732/
Starej732/
Starez732/
Starré732/
Starui731/
Starjs731/
Sttari731/
Starea731/
Staura731/
Sthara731/
Sttare731/
Starys731/
Stareţ731/
Stasri731/
Stargi731/
Sthari731/
Starhy730/
Starit730/
Starysh67522/
Starish67366/
Starich67299/
Staraia67260/
Staires67254/
Starets67195/
Staraya67135/
Starett67118/
Starret6797/
Staretz6772/
Starych6742/
Starrie6738/
Starzee6736/
Shtatri6716/
Sztaray6715/
Stairet6713/
Starecz6712/
Starzai6712/
Starrit679/
Stearry679/
Starris677/
Steares676/
Starrey676/
Staritt675/
Starrer675/
Starhey673/
Starzha672/
Stauroy672/
Starher672/
Stearei672/
Shtarer672/
Stairer671/
Shtariy671/
Shttari671/
Stthari671/
Sthaare671/
Stharaj671/
Stairaj671/
Starhiy671/
Starzie671/
Stahyra671/
Starêga671/
Staurer671/
Starejs671/
Steariy671/
Stautry670/
Stearer670/
Stareth670/
Stareet670/
Stearie670/
Stariss670/
Stareat670/
Sthares670/
Stattry670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Starý
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