Sterkau Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Sterkau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
Sterkau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sterkau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sterkau occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sterkau? popularity and diffusion
Sterkau is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Sterkau are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Sterkau is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 4,237,129. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 95 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in one country. It is also common in China, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterka | 92 | 44 | / |
| Sterku | 92 | 0 | / |
| Sterkaj | 86 | 369 | / |
| Sterkuš | 86 | 38 | / |
| Szterka | 86 | 11 | / |
| Sterkap | 86 | 11 | / |
| Sterkus | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sterkas | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sterzka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sterkacz | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sterkash | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sterkach | 80 | 1 | / |
| Starka | 77 | 292 | / |
| Storka | 77 | 39 | / |
| Styrku | 77 | 33 | / |
| Streka | 77 | 21 | / |
| Styrka | 77 | 12 | / |
| Stirka | 77 | 9 | / |
| Sterko | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sterca | 77 | 6 | / |
| Stercu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Strekha | 71 | 1,287 | / |
| Stercay | 71 | 52 | / |
| Stirkat | 71 | 27 | / |
| Strecka | 71 | 21 | / |
| Starkka | 71 | 19 | / |
| Styrkas | 71 | 9 | / |
| Shtyrka | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sterkey | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shtarka | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sterkos | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sztyrka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Starkuy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shtorka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Starkah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sterkie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Starkay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Stercus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Styrkacz | 67 | 59 | / |
| Starkeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Starkuye | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sterkau
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