Steriu Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Steriu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Steriu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3201:62,7437,551
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Steriu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Steriu occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Steriu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 825,152nd most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Steriu live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name Steriu is most numerous in Romania, where it is carried by 320 people, or 1 in 62,743. In Romania Steriu is mostly concentrated in: Tulcea County, where 32 percent live, Prahova County, where 24 percent live and Constanța County, where 22 percent live. Without taking into account Romania it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Steriu Last Name Statistics demography

Steriu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.16% less than the national average, earning $37,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stergiu9236/
Steriuş924/
Sterjiu923/
Sterius923/
Steroiu921/
Steriou921/
Stergiou869,281/
Soteriou863,181/
Sterioiu86135/
Stiriu831/
Steragiou801/
Steryou775/
Stirius773/
Stereou772/
Starihu771/
Sotiriou716,643/
Stirriup7114/
Sterehaus670/
Sterehous670/

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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 Steriu
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