Sterkis Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Sterkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Sterkis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sterkis (Russian: Стеркис) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterkis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. Sterkis occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Sterkis reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Sterkis is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 49 percent live, Maryland, where 44 percent live and Missouri, where 4 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 8 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Sterkis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sterkis surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Sterkis earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Starkis86117/
Strekis8612/
Storkis864/
Sterkes864/
Streckis8061/
Starkiss8036/
Stherkes801/
Sterchis800/
Starkes711,411/
Storkes7111/
Stirkes712/
Sterkez711/
Starķis711/
Strekys711/
Starrkeish711/
Starkess6713/
Starkeys672/
Stoirkys672/
Stirkich671/
Stirchis670/
Starkez571/
Stirques531/
Storckes531/

Sterkis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sterkis in the Russian language
Стеркисsterkis-

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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 Sterkis
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