Sterben Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chile

Sterben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Sterben Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sterben occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterben? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Sterben live; 53 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 33 percent live, Ohio, where 33 percent live and Texas, where 22 percent live. Barring The United States Sterben occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 42 percent live and Chile, where 5 percent live.

Sterben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sterben has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sterben surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sterben Last Name Statistics demography

Sterben earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sterbenc9377/
Sterbenk9360/
Sterbent931/
Sterbin8617/
Streben8612/
Šterbenc80116/
Sterbina8035/
Šterbenk8017/
Sterbing806/
Shterbyn805/
Shterbin805/
Stirbienė75430/
Shterbina7521/
Shterbyna7512/
Sterbnova751/
Strebin71159/
Starbin716/
Sterwin714/
Strewen710/
Strzebin6731/
Stirueng671/
Strewn620/
Strewin570/
Strzewin531/

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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 Sterben
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