Where Does The Last Name Stern Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Stern (Arabic: شترن, Russian: Стерн) occurs most in The United States. It may occur as: Štern or Ştern. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stern? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 7,621^st most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,888 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Stern live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Stern is also the 191,495^th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 1,625 people.

Stern is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 40,331 people, or 1 in 8,987. In The United States Stern is mostly found in: California, where 13 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 111 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 16 percent reside and Israel, where 11 percent reside.

Stern Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Stern has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Stern surname increased 1,114 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 681 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,440 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 560 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 17 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stern Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (80%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Stern surname are 40.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.24% being registered with the party.

The amount Stern earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 8.47% more than the national average, earning €32,575 per year; in Norway they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning 367,088 kr per year; in Peru they earn 400.03% more than the national average, earning S/. 96,930 per year; in South Africa they earn 170.72% more than the national average, earning R 643,332 per year; in United States they earn 22.88% more than the national average, earning $53,022 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.87% more than the national average, earning $68,996 CAD per year.