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Where Does The Last Name Sterk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sterk (Russian: Стерк) has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also be found in the variant forms: Šterk or Stêrk. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 76,436^th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,136,725 people. The surname Sterk is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Sterk reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,662,754^th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 38 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 3,044 people, or 1 in 5,548. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 28 percent live, North Holland, where 17 percent live and Gelderland, where 13 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this last name is found in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Germany, where 20 percent live.

Sterk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sterk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 7,029 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 155 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sterk Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Sterk surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70% registered with the political party.

The amount Sterk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.58% less than the national average, earning 312,910 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 66.37% more than the national average, earning R 395,352 per year; in United States they earn 12.64% more than the national average, earning $48,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.92% more than the national average, earning $53,120 CAD per year.