Sterb Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Sterb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Sterb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sterb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sterb is more frequently found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sterb.
How Common Is The Last Name Sterb? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Sterb is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sterb live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently used in Poland, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 38,008,749. Excluding Poland Sterb exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.
Sterb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sterb has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoerb | 91 | 11 | / |
| Sterbs | 91 | 4 | / |
| Stearb | 91 | 0 | / |
| Østerbø | 83 | 308 | / |
| Sæterbø | 83 | 273 | / |
| Schterb | 83 | 4 | / |
| Stearbs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Streb | 80 | 3,534 | / |
| Sterp | 80 | 500 | / |
| Stirb | 80 | 357 | / |
| Storb | 80 | 303 | / |
| Sterf | 80 | 158 | / |
| Starb | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sætherbø | 77 | 48 | / |
| Sterbova | 77 | 37 | / |
| Sterbová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sterpe | 73 | 50 | / |
| Stoerp | 73 | 28 | / |
| Sterff | 73 | 18 | / |
| Stierp | 73 | 10 | / |
| Stearf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sterrw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Strreb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Steerw | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sterps | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shterbova | 71 | 32 | / |
| Stearef | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sterb
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis