Sterley Surname
Approximately 792 people bear this surname
Sterley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 423 | 1:128,080 | 15,034 |
| United States | 270 | 1:1,342,440 | 93,444 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 83 | 1:605,044 | 40,538 |
Sterley (98) may also be a first name.
Sterley Demographics
Sterley Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sterley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sterley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sterley (Russian: Стерлей) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sterley? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 434,076th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,201,447 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Sterley reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 956,749th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 98 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 423 people, or 1 in 128,080. In South Africa Sterley is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 41 percent are found, Western Cape, where 21 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent are found. Not including South Africa Sterley is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.
Sterley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sterley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 325 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 178 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sterley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Sterley are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% registered with the political party.
The amount Sterley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 98% more than the national average, earning R 470,532 per year and in United States they earn 9.37% less than the national average, earning $39,106 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sterley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sterley in the Russian language | ||
| Стерлей | sterlej | - |
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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 Sterley
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