Sterker Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Sterker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Sterker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sterker (Russian: Стеркер) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,244,200th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name Sterker is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Sterker are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Sterker is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 225,162. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 40 percent live, North Holland, where 39 percent live and Friesland, where 9 percent live. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 27 percent live.

Sterker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sterker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sterker last name rose 625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sterker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sterker surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sterker earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.88% less than the national average, earning $41,908 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Staerker93143/
Stoerker9337/
Sterkere931/
Stercker931/
Steråker931/
Sterke92320/
Staercker881/
Starker861,157/
Stärker86333/
Streker86266/
Stercer8619/
Sterkey867/
Storker864/
Sterkes864/
Szterke863/
Stierke862/
Sterked861/
Sterkie861/
Sterkez861/
Steerke860/
Steirke860/
Stirker860/
Stercke860/
Strecker8012,306/
Shtreker80130/
Sztreker8067/
Shtarker8059/
Storåker8024/
Strekere8019/
Sztarker8012/
Stärcker807/
Strekker806/
Storcker806/
Stircker804/
Stärkert804/
Stairker803/
Starcker802/
Stherkes801/
Stärke77317/
Sterki77277/
Sterce7782/
Sterky7750/
Sterka7744/
Stirke7729/
Styrke7713/
Streke776/
Sterké772/
Shtrekker75143/
Strekkere752/
Strzecker751/
Stearcher751/
Starråker751/
Strhecker750/
Sterkaj71369/
Strecke71268/
Sterque71102/
Stercky7128/
Stercki7120/
Stärcke7113/
Štreker7111/
Szterka7111/
Stirkey719/
Sterche711/
Šterkerová711/
Sterzka711/
Starkér711/
Storkärr676/
Shtarkir671/
Stergkio671/
Stearche670/

Sterker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sterker in the Russian language
Стеркерsterker-

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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 Sterker
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