Sterger Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Sterger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Slovenia211:118,46112,441
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Šterger (6) are calculated separately.

Sterger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sterger is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Šterger. For other possible spellings of Sterger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,041,601st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. Sterger occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Sterger live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 2,170,413. In The United States Sterger is primarily found in: California, where 46 percent reside, Ohio, where 8 percent reside and Utah, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent reside and Slovenia, where 9 percent reside.

Sterger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sterger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 696 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sterger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sterger last name are 4.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.06% being registered to vote for the party.

Sterger earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.29% more than the national average, earning $51,474 USD 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
  • 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 Sterger
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