Sterkh Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Sterkh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterkh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia851:1,695,565111,577
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Sterkh (12) may also be a first name.

Sterkh Last Name Facts

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

Sterkh (Russian: Стерх) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterkh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sterkh is the 1,994,173rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Sterkh are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 12 people.

The last name Sterkh is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 1,695,565. In Russia Sterkh is mostly found in: Saint Petersburg, where 16 percent live, Kemerovo Oblast, where 14 percent live and Krasnodar Krai, where 9 percent live. Excluding Russia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Sterkh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sterkh last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Sterkh surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Liberal Democratic Party than The US average, with 33.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stehrkh9227/
Sterk916,411/
Sterck831,095/
Staerk83481/
Sterke83320/
Stoerk83145/
Shterk8370/
Szterk8346/
Strekh8332/
Sterzk8310/
Sterch839/
Steyrk837/
Starkh834/
Steark832/
Sterrk831/
Steurk830/
Sterkhova802,771/
Staerck77225/
Shtorkh7743/
Stoerck7730/
Stierch7718/
Schterk7712/
Szterke773/
Sterkcx771/
Sterche771/
Sterckz771/
Shtarkh771/
Stercke770/
Stearck770/
Steirck770/
Steerke770/
Steirke770/
Stark73122,548/
Stork7317,660/
Stärk732,401/
Stirk732,126/
Störk731,110/
Šterk73443/
Strek73426/
Styrk73115/
Sterc7369/
Sterg739/
Stêrk731/
Sterkova717/
Østerhøj711/
Stoehrrk711/
Sterkckx711/
Steereck710/
Stearche710/
Storck679,567/
Starck677,574/
Streck675,271/
Shtark671,122/
Shtrek67518/
Shtork67335/
Stärke67317/
Strech67294/
Stercq6791/
Störck6764/
Sztork6739/
Stirke6729/
Stairk6727/
Stärck6725/
Strehk6717/
Styrke6713/
Stirks679/
Staark677/
Shterkova676/
Streke676/
Stirch675/
Stirkė674/
Stohrk672/
Stearg672/
Storkc672/
Sttark671/
Stierq671/
Østerg671/
Strzek671/
Stärch671/
Sthork671/
Stercx671/
Sthark671/
Stytrk671/
Storgh671/
Stirkx670/
Stuirk670/
Styork670/
Stirck670/
Stirrk670/

Sterkh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sterkh in the Russian language
Стерхsterh-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sterkh
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