Sterenberg Surname

340,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Sterenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4311:39,1816,629
United States3701:979,61972,663
Canada851:433,47837,831
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
England381:1,466,26563,675
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Šterenberg (12) are calculated separately.

Sterenberg Last Name Facts

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

Sterenberg occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as a variant: Šterenberg. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterenberg? popularity and diffusion

Sterenberg is the 340,834th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 6,760,247 people. The surname Sterenberg occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Sterenberg are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 431 people, or 1 in 39,181. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Groningen, where 40 percent are found, Overijssel, where 8 percent are found and Gelderland, where 8 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Sterenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sterenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sterenberg surname expanded 7,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sterenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sterenberg last name are 29.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.19% being registered with the party.

The amount Sterenberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $44,698 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.76% less than the national average, earning $48,313 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sterenberg
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