Sterek Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Finland

Sterek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Sterek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sterek (Russian: Стерек) is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sterek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterek? popularity and diffusion

Sterek is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Sterek is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Sterek are found; 25 percent are found in North America and 25 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 11,496,644. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Belgium this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 25 percent live and Poland, where 25 percent live.

Sterek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sterek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sterek surname decreased 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sterzek9242/
Sterekh921/
Stereck921/
Stereik920/
Sterzeek861/
Stereckx861/
Steereck860/
Starek831,988/
Storek83471/
Stirek8392/
Strejk8318/
Sterik836/
Sterec834/
Sterekova801/
Sterzik77984/
Stareck7743/
Storeck7742/
Sterzyk7710/
Sterick775/
Shteryk774/
Sterrex774/
Shterik772/
Sztyrek771/
Sztorek771/
Starrek771/
Steerec771/
Sterrik770/
Sterekhova75290/
Sterrick71417/
Sterzick7145/
Starreck7112/
Sterkova717/
Storreck711/
Stareuck711/
Sterrect711/
Strehike711/
Stoerick710/
Stericks710/
Steryock710/
Strejc67873/
Starik67822/
Štorek67498/
Sterricks6733/
Storyk6718/
Steric6717/
Štírek6715/
Sterig6715/
Sterikova6714/
Shterkova676/
Storik676/
Stořek674/
Sterecová672/
Storeq671/
Starík671/
Stirik671/
Sterykova671/

Sterek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sterek in the Russian language
Стерекsterek-

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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 Sterek
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