Sterken Surname

199,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Sterken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,1601:14,5582,178
United States4891:741,22558,038
Belgium2231:51,5548,431
Germany1491:540,30544,986
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
England81:6,964,757184,742
Norway71:734,61250,907
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Sterken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sterken is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 199,744th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,485,197 people. The last name Sterken is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Sterken live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,160 people, or 1 in 14,558. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Brabant, where 35 percent live, Drenthe, where 18 percent live and Overijssel, where 18 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Belgium, where 11 percent live.

Sterken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sterken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sterken last name grew 3,762 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sterken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sterken surname are 36.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.57% being registered with the party.

The amount Sterken earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 16.12% less than the national average, earning 290,290 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.72% more than the national average, earning $48,205 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.37% less than the national average, earning $41,051 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stercken9323/
Steurcken880/
Starken86307/
Storken86130/
Sterkin86121/
Stirken8693/
Sterkyn8610/
Störken861/
Stärken861/
Streken861/
Storcken80168/
Sterkina8034/
Sterkyna8013/
Starcken808/
Strecken803/
Sterkind801/
Stirkn771/
Starkienė7544/
Stirkienė751/
Starkin71648/
Starkyn7151/
Strekin7145/
Styrkin7130/
Styrkyn7127/
Stirkin719/
Storkin717/
Storkyn712/
Styrkén711/
Shtyrkin67163/
Styorkin6756/
Shtorkin6741/
Styrkina6731/
Shtarkin6731/
Styrkyna6728/
Shtyrkyn678/
Sterquin674/
Stirkina672/
Shtirkin672/
Shtarkyn672/
Starckin671/
Shtyrkina63129/
Štarkienė6355/
Shtyrkyna639/
Styorkina633/
Shtirkina632/
Ştirkin571/
Sterquim5351/

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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
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  • 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 Sterken
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