Sterkens Surname
Approximately 656 people bear this surname
Sterkens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 522 | 1:22,024 | 3,433 |
| Netherlands | 100 | 1:168,872 | 24,561 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Sterkens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sterkens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sterkens is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sterkens? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sterkens is the 501,369th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 11,109,064 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Sterkens are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most numerous in Belgium, where it is borne by 522 people, or 1 in 22,024. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Belgium this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 15 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterckens | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sterkins | 88 | 24 | / |
| Stirkens | 88 | 22 | / |
| Starkens | 88 | 16 | / |
| Sturkens | 88 | 2 | / |
| Strakens | 88 | 0 | / |
| Streukens | 82 | 110 | / |
| Stroykens | 82 | 36 | / |
| Ströckens | 82 | 23 | / |
| Stroekens | 82 | 13 | / |
| Strockens | 82 | 2 | / |
| Strickens | 82 | 1 | / |
| Struekens | 82 | 1 | / |
| Strukns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stroeykens | 78 | 101 | / |
| Strokkenes | 78 | 37 | / |
| Stroyckens | 78 | 8 | / |
| Starkensjö | 78 | 6 | / |
| Starkenius | 78 | 5 | / |
| Stråkensjö | 78 | 1 | / |
| Stroeckens | 78 | 1 | / |
| Starkins | 75 | 123 | / |
| Stirkins | 75 | 18 | / |
| Sitrkins | 75 | 2 | / |
| Stroeijkens | 74 | 14 | / |
| Stark-Ennis | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sterganos | 71 | 10 | / |
| Starakins | 71 | 3 | / |
| Starkunas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Starkūnas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Strockins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Star-Akins | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sutaercans | 67 | 1 | / |
| Staraikins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Star Akins | 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
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- 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 Sterkens
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