Sterkl Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Sterkl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterkl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1521:56,0238,768
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sterkl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sterkl has its highest incidence in Austria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sterkl.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterkl? popularity and diffusion

Sterkl is the 1,415,499th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name Sterkl occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Sterkl live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Sterkl is most frequently held in Austria, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 56,023. In Austria it is primarily found in: Lower Austria, where 98 percent are found, Vienna, where 1 percent are found and Upper Austria, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Austria Sterkl occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sterkel921,809/
Shterkel86321/
Stoerkel86297/
Staerkel86178/
Sterckel8622/
Sterkell861/
Starkl83735/
Stercl8344/
Stärkl8330/
Storkl831/
Stoerckel8048/
Schterkel801/
Staerkell801/
Starkel77573/
Störkel77238/
Storkel77183/
Stercel7754/
Stärkel7750/
Strekel7726/
Strekil776/
Storckl771/
Šterkel771/
Streckel71229/
Starkell71126/
Sterquel7141/
Stirkill718/
Storkåll713/
Stercell711/
Starkiel711/
Štercl67143/
Štarkl6760/
Sterquell6726/
Sterclova673/
Štrekl673/
Štercel629/
Štarkel625/
Storckel5733/
Störchel577/
Šterclová53132/

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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 Sterkl
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