Sterberg Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Sterberg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 110 | 1:89,516 | 6,554 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
Sterberg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sterberg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sterberg is found most in Sweden. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sterberg click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sterberg? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,459,453rd most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Sterberg are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in Scandinavia.
It is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 89,516. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 46 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent reside and Östergötland County, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Sweden this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 8 percent reside and Norway, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Østerberg | 94 | 272 | / |
| Sæterberg | 94 | 4 | / |
| Sterbergs | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sterbergh | 94 | 1 | / |
| Steurberg | 94 | 0 | / |
| Stierberg | 94 | 0 | / |
| Sætherberg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Storberg | 88 | 247 | / |
| Starberg | 88 | 98 | / |
| Streberg | 88 | 40 | / |
| Stirberg | 88 | 20 | / |
| Styrberg | 88 | 9 | / |
| Sterburg | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shtirberg | 82 | 20 | / |
| Stahrberg | 82 | 14 | / |
| Østerborg | 82 | 2 | / |
| Starrberg | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shtarberg | 82 | 1 | / |
| Starborg | 75 | 145 | / |
| Storborg | 75 | 44 | / |
| Starburg | 75 | 9 | / |
| Stirbarg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Storburg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Storberck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Storbjørk | 59 | 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 Sterberg
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