Sterl Surname
Approximately 915 people bear this surname
Sterl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 669 | 1:120,337 | 14,732 |
| Austria | 89 | 1:95,679 | 13,940 |
| United States | 68 | 1:5,330,278 | 267,385 |
| Hungary | 37 | 1:265,305 | 20,779 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
The alternate forms: Šterl (18) are calculated separately.
Sterl (97) may also be a first name.
Sterl Demographics
Sterl Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sterl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sterl Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sterl is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Šterl. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sterl? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 387,740th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,964,531 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Sterl are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Sterl is also the 962,660th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 97 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 669 people, or 1 in 120,337. In Germany Sterl is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 65 percent are found, Saxony, where 13 percent are found and Berlin, where 8 percent are found. Besides Germany Sterl exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Sterl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sterl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sterl last name increased 272 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sterl Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Sterl last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% registered with the political party.
The amount Sterl earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $43,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.48% more than the national average, earning $49,920 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šterl | 93 | 18 | / |
| Sterzl | 91 | 512 | / |
| Stierl | 91 | 339 | / |
| Steril | 91 | 245 | / |
| Sterel | 91 | 84 | / |
| Sterll | 91 | 60 | / |
| Steirl | 91 | 35 | / |
| Steyrl | 91 | 29 | / |
| Stoerl | 91 | 9 | / |
| Sterlø | 91 | 7 | / |
| Steryl | 91 | 2 | / |
| Stearl | 91 | 0 | / |
| Sterzel | 83 | 783 | / |
| Steriel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Steerel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Stergil | 83 | 1 | / |
| Steerzl | 83 | 0 | / |
| Stoerel | 83 | 0 | / |
| Stirl | 80 | 169 | / |
| Storl | 80 | 146 | / |
| Starl | 80 | 145 | / |
| Störl | 80 | 82 | / |
| Styrl | 80 | 0 | / |
| Stoehrel | 77 | 13 | / |
| Sterlova | 77 | 6 | / |
| Østerled | 77 | 6 | / |
| Stergill | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sterrell | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sterrill | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sterrelt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sterrilt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Stetrill | 77 | 0 | / |
| Strele | 73 | 577 | / |
| Storel | 73 | 161 | / |
| Storll | 73 | 70 | / |
| Stahrl | 73 | 39 | / |
| Stirzl | 73 | 23 | / |
| Stöhrl | 73 | 21 | / |
| Stärzl | 73 | 14 | / |
| Starll | 73 | 14 | / |
| Starel | 73 | 10 | / |
| Šterzl | 73 | 3 | / |
| Storhl | 73 | 2 | / |
| Störel | 73 | 2 | / |
| Starhl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Storil | 73 | 1 | / |
| Störzl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Stirhl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Stirel | 73 | 0 | / |
| Staril | 73 | 0 | / |
| Störzel | 67 | 72 | / |
| Stirzel | 67 | 65 | / |
| Starell | 67 | 19 | / |
| Shtrele | 67 | 11 | / |
| Styrell | 67 | 10 | / |
| Stohrel | 67 | 10 | / |
| Stirrel | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sterlehova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Storell | 67 | 6 | / |
| Stöhrel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Stirlet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Störell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Storeel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Strehel | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sterl
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