Sterline Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Sterline Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterline Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia171:2,810,24014,126
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England31:18,572,686338,250
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Sterline (1,656) may also be a first name.

Sterline Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sterline occurs more in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sterline.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterline? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,274,477th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Sterline are found; 47 percent are found in South America and 47 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 189,274th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 1,656 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 2,810,240. In Colombia it is most common in: Capital District, where 88 percent live, Cundinamarca Department, where 6 percent live and Huila Department, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Colombia Sterline exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Sterline Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sterline has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sterline surname contracted 54 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sterline Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sterline earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 63.66% more than the national average, earning $37,153,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD per year.

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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 Sterline
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