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) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterkh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,994,173rd most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name Sterkh is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Sterkh live; 76 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name on earth, held by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly held 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 are found, Kemerovo Oblast, where 14 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 9 percent are found. Beside Russia Sterkh exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Sterkh Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Sterkh surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Liberal Democratic Party than the national average, with 33.33% being registered with the political 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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