Sterkenburg Surname

330,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Sterkenburg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterkenburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7691:21,9603,503
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Canada851:433,47837,831
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Aruba11:103,4772,586

Sterkenburg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sterkenburg has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterkenburg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sterkenburg is the 330,130th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,495,139 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Sterkenburg are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Sterkenburg is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 769 people, or 1 in 21,960. In The Netherlands Sterkenburg is most frequent in: Utrecht, where 23 percent live, South Holland, where 22 percent live and Gelderland, where 13 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands Sterkenburg exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Sterkenburg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sterkenburg surname are 45.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 92.31% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sterkenburg earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 12.47% less than the national average, earning R 208,008 per year; in United States they earn 5.36% less than the national average, earning $40,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.63% more than the national average, earning $52,479 CAD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sterkenburg
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