Sterf Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Sterf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1001:85,15412,686
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Sterf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sterf occurs in Austria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterf? popularity and diffusion

Sterf is the 1,385,851st most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Sterf reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Sterf is most prevalent in Austria, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 85,154. In Austria Sterf is primarily found in: Styria, where 86 percent live, Lower Austria, where 12 percent live and Vienna, where 2 percent live. Other than Austria Sterf exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Sterf Last Name Statistics demography

Sterf earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.12% more than the national average, earning $49,672 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sterff9118/
Stearf911/
Stearef831/
Storf80537/
Stref8054/
Starf804/
Sterb802/
Streff731,148/
Storff7336/
Sterrw731/
Steerw730/
Stearb730/
Starff730/
Starpf730/
Østerbø67308/
Sæterbø67273/
Schterb674/
Staarff670/
Sætherbø6248/
Stirb60357/
Strew6086/
Strev605/
Starv601/
Ztirf601/
Storw600/
Storph55417/
Styrev551/
Shtrev551/
Shtyrev50185/

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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 Sterf
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