Sterle Surname

215,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Sterle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia6991:3,559577
United States5121:707,92855,905
Italy2221:275,48135,825
France1711:388,43757,373
Argentina781:547,99239,725
Croatia661:64,07011,714
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Austria191:448,18144,644
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Šterle (70) & Sterlé (2) are calculated separately.

Sterle (42) may also be a first name.

Sterle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sterle is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Šterle or Sterlé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterle? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 215,176th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,815,469 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Sterle reside; 41 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 41 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 42 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 699 people, or 1 in 3,559. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Central Slovenia, where 42 percent are found, Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 35 percent are found and Upper Carniola, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Slovenia this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Italy, where 12 percent are found.

Sterle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sterle has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 6,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sterle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sterle last name are 0.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.83% being registered with the party.

The amount Sterle earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 37.78% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,708 per year; in United States they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $44,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.74% less than the national average, earning $48,820 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šterle9470/
Sterlé942/
Stierle921,834/
Sterley92792/
Sterler92163/
Sterile92109/
Stearle9256/
Shterle9233/
Staerle9221/
Sterlie9216/
Sterlea9214/
Steirle922/
Sterele921/
Stoerle920/
Stherle920/
Stearley86424/
Østerlie8690/
Stoerrle8687/
Stierley8655/
Sterrler8612/
Østerled866/
Stoehrle864/
Shterley862/
Steirley861/
Stterlee861/
Sterlets861/
Szterlej861/
Steirile860/
Stearles860/
Strele83577/
Sterli83410/
Sterly83230/
Stirle83126/
Storle83115/
Sterla8350/
Störle8315/
Styrle833/
Starle832/
Sterilles801/
Stierli771,969/
Storlie771,094/
Starley77852/
Storley77136/
Stearly77113/
Stirler7782/
Stirlea7771/
Stierly7756/
Sæterli7755/
Østerli7747/
Störrle7735/
Sztyrle7732/
Stöhrle7727/
Stergel7721/
Shtrele7711/
Streley778/
Stirley777/
Strelea776/
Storlee776/
Starlee775/
Steirly774/
Sterlay774/
Sterlis772/
Starlie771/
Stterly771/
Stirles771/
Stergil771/
Sterlih771/
Styrley771/
Stierlé771/
Sterlla771/
Stirlet771/
Störzle771/
Sterlly771/
Storrle771/
Stearla770/
Steerly770/
Sterlehova756/
Sæterlid71100/
Sterlich7129/
Østerlid7125/
Shtergel7123/
Stairley719/
Stergill715/
Strehley713/
Strzelee713/
Sterella712/
Strehlei711/
Stergell711/
Stherlly711/
Sterlais710/
Strehlee710/
Starrley710/
Storli67904/
Streli67136/
Starli6716/
Shterlyay678/
Stirli678/
Shtyrlets674/
Storielle672/
Strejl671/
Shterlich671/
Sterlicht671/
Sttarlley671/
Stirly670/

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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 Sterle
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