Sterna Surname

229,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Latvia

Sterna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland9401:40,4356,340
Latvia2241:9,1521,347
United States2041:1,776,759116,838
Germany1901:423,71338,363
France1081:615,02580,926
England171:3,277,533109,658
Austria161:532,21549,801
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Šterna (5) are calculated separately.

Sterna (303) may also be a first name.

Sterna Last Name Facts

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

Sterna occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Šterna. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterna? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sterna is the 229,706th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,133,605 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Sterna live; 53 percent live in Eastern Europe and 53 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 505,965th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 303 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Poland, where it is held by 940 people, or 1 in 40,435. Aside from Poland it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Sterna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sterna has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sterna Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sterna last name are 39.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86.67% registered with the party.

The amount Sterna earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 12.75% less than the national average, earning $37,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.18% more than the national average, earning $73,124 CAD 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 Sterna
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