Sterianos Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Greece

Sterianos Surname Definition:

“Land-lubber” or “Landsman” in Greek.

Sterianos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Greece341:325,87646,418
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

Sterianos (38) may also be a first name.

Sterianos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Land-lubber” or “Landsman” in Greek.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Sterianos Last Name Facts

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

Sterianos is most common in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sterianos.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterianos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,871,545th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Sterianos live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 38 people.

The last name Sterianos is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 1,203,949. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 73 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent live. Other than South Africa it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Sterianos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sterianos surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Sterianos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 309.79% more than the national average, earning R 973,812 per year and in United States they earn 27.24% less than the national average, earning $31,396 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stergianos95357/
Steirgianos9022/
Stergiannos901/
Sterianou8935/
Stergianou84212/
Stergianas845/
Steriana821/
Stergiana784/
Strehaiano7446/
Sterjanaj6714/
Steryona591/

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Footnotes

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