Steritt Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Steritt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Steritt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Steritt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Steritt is borne by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Steritt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Steritt is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Steritt are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 4,528,323. Without taking into account New Zealand it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Steritt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Steritt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Steritt last name declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Steritt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sterritt931,465/
Steiritt930/
Steriett930/
Stearitt930/
Sterit920/
Sterritte882/
Sterriett880/
Sterett86368/
Sterite8620/
Sterrit8617/
Staritt865/
Storitt861/
Stereit861/
Sterith860/
Steri832,030/
Sterrett803,972/
Starritt80496/
Steerett803/
Stirritt802/
Steirett800/
Storritt800/
Stereett800/
Sterette800/
Sterriet800/
Sterrith800/
Stearett800/
Steari775,808/
Sterie771,273/
Steuri77430/
Sterzi77384/
Sterio77317/
Sterri77142/
Stehri7751/
Steris7744/
Steiri777/
Sterai775/
Stirit773/
Steriy772/
Steroi771/
Steret771/
Steriz771/
Stergi771/
Stieri771/
Stetri771/
Steeri770/
Starit770/
Sterid770/
Sterrette7566/
Stearrett7560/
Starriett752/
Stetrrett751/
Sterris71140/
Starett71118/
Sterich7146/
Sterzai7144/
Sterrie7129/
Sterret7112/
Starrit719/
Steeris716/
Steriss715/
Steriea714/
Steiris714/
Shteroi712/
Stirrit712/
Stearei712/
Steirie712/
Stettri712/
Stirett711/
Steariy711/
Shterhi711/
Stereet710/
Stereis710/
Stearie710/
Storrit710/
Storett710/
Starrett674,638/
Stere672,484/
Stirrett67462/
Stiri67347/
Stera67306/
Stery6746/
Steirich6720/
Shterich678/
Styri677/
Stairett674/
Stereich671/
Shterets671/
Schtieri671/
Šteri671/
Styraite671/
Styraitė671/
Steré671/
Stearzai671/
Stetrich670/
Sterohie670/
Sterrete670/

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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 Steritt
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