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

The surname Sterken occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sterken click here.

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

This last name is the 199,744^th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,485,197 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Sterken live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,160 people, or 1 in 14,558. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 35 percent reside, Drenthe, where 18 percent reside and Overijssel, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands Sterken exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Belgium, where 11 percent reside.

Sterken Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sterken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sterken last name rose 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.57% 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.