Sterky Surname

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

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sterky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden421:234,44716,276
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sterky (12) may also be a first name.

Sterky Last Name Facts

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

Sterky is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterky? popularity and diffusion

Sterky is the 2,746,821st most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Sterky reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in Scandinavia. Sterky is also the 3,306,491st most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Sterky is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 234,447. In Sweden Sterky is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 71 percent are found, Skåne County, where 10 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stercky9228/
Sterkey927/
Sterke83320/
Sterki83277/
Starky83240/
Sterka8344/
Storky838/
Streky833/
Sterké832/
Stirky830/
Starkey7728,212/
Sterkaj77369/
Storkey77280/
Sterker77186/
Staerke7795/
Stercay7752/
Strecky7745/
Stercki7720/
Starcky7718/
Strekiy7715/
Szterka7711/
Stirkey779/
Sterkes774/
Szterke773/
Starkuy772/
Stierke772/
Storcky771/
Sterkez771/
Storkiy771/
Sterkie771/
Sterzka771/
Sterked771/
Steirke770/
Steerke770/
Stercke770/
Starkay770/
Staercke7137/
Shtarkey712/
Stoirkys712/
Steråker711/
Stherkes711/
Stergkio711/
Stercker711/
Sstarkey710/
Starke6722,848/
Storki674,015/
Stärke67317/
Storke67317/
Starki67306/
Sterce6782/
Stirke6729/
Streki6714/
Styrke6713/
Styrka6712/
Stirka679/
Streke676/
Sterca676/
Starké672/
Starký671/

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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 Sterky
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