Sterb Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Sterb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Sterb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sterb occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Sterb is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sterb are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Sterb is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 38,008,749. Outside of Poland this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Sterb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sterb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sterb surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stoerb9111/
Sterbs914/
Stearb910/
Østerbø83308/
Sæterbø83273/
Schterb834/
Stearbs831/
Streb803,534/
Sterp80500/
Stirb80357/
Storb80303/
Sterf80158/
Starb805/
Sætherbø7748/
Sterbova7737/
Sterbová771/
Sterpe7350/
Stoerp7328/
Sterff7318/
Stierp7310/
Stearf731/
Sterrw731/
Strreb731/
Steerw730/
Sterps730/
Shterbova7132/
Stearef671/

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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
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