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

The last name Sterky is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterky? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,746,821st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Sterky live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename in the world It is held by 12 people.

Sterky is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 234,447. In Sweden Sterky is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 71 percent live, Skåne County, where 10 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 10 percent live. Excluding Sweden this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

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
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  • 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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