Sterkaj Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Sterkaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterkaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania3401:8,5711,626
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England111:5,065,278148,650
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Sterkaj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sterkaj occurs most in Albania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterkaj? popularity and diffusion

It is the 770,644th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. The surname Sterkaj occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Sterkaj are found; 92 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

The surname Sterkaj is most frequent in Albania, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 8,571. In Albania Sterkaj is most prevalent in: Shkodër County, where 92 percent are found, Lezhë County, where 4 percent are found and Tirana County, where 3 percent are found. Beside Albania this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Sterkaj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sterkaj last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Sterkaj earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.24% less than the national average, earning $36,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sterka9244/
Sterkau8622/
Szterka8611/
Sterkap8611/
Sterkas862/
Sterzka861/
Sterkacz805/
Sterkash802/
Sterkach801/
Sterke77320/
Starka77292/
Sterki77277/
Sterky7750/
Storka7739/
Streka7721/
Styrka7712/
Stirka779/
Sterca776/
Sterké772/
Streckaja751/
Strekha711,287/
Sterker71186/
Staerke7195/
Stercay7152/
Stercky7128/
Stirkat7127/
Strecka7121/
Stercki7120/
Starkka7119/
Styrkas719/
Shtyrka718/
Shtarka717/
Sterkey717/
Sterkos716/
Sterkes714/
Szterke713/
Štercaj713/
Stierke712/
Sztyrka712/
Shtorka711/
Sterkie711/
Sterkez711/
Sterked711/
Starkah711/
Steerke710/
Stercke710/
Starkay710/
Steirke710/
Strekach67262/
Styrkacz6759/
Staercke6737/
Stergkio671/
Stercker671/
Starkeya671/
Stherkes671/
Steråker671/

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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 Sterkaj
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