Sterhen Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Sterhen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Sterhen (21) may also be a first name.
Sterhen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sterhen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sterhen occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sterhen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Sterhen are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sterhen is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 21 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 50 percent reside and Kaduna, where 50 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 25 percent reside and Malaysia, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stierhein | 88 | 1 | / |
| Stergen | 86 | 10 | / |
| Sterean | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sterene | 86 | 0 | / |
| Strechen | 80 | 509 | / |
| Sterheim | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sterkhin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sterzhin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sterrene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Storhein | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sterhine | 80 | 0 | / |
| Stearein | 80 | 0 | / |
| Østerheim | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sterkhina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Stearhine | 75 | 0 | / |
| Steirheim | 75 | 0 | / |
| Strehin | 71 | 80 | / |
| Stergin | 71 | 23 | / |
| Starhin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Storhin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sterine | 71 | 0 | / |
| Starahyn | 67 | 57 | / |
| Strechin | 67 | 27 | / |
| Shtorhyn | 67 | 26 | / |
| Strekhin | 67 | 15 | / |
| Strechyn | 67 | 10 | / |
| Strekhyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stirheim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Steryszyn | 63 | 1 | / |
| Stairhine | 63 | 1 | / |
| Staroin | 57 | 17 | / |
| Starein | 57 | 1 | / |
| Stirgin | 57 | 0 | / |
| Chtherine | 50 | 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 Sterhen
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis