Sternau Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Sternau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sternau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Israel91:950,84857,975
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Sternau Last Name Facts

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

Sternau is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sternau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,310,135th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Sternau are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 3,071,686. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 49 percent live, New York, where 18 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 10 percent live and Poland, where 10 percent live.

Sternau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sternau has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,686 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sternau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sternau surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Sternau earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sterna921,763/
Stearnaud882/
Sternhaus880/
Sternad861,471/
Sternat86550/
Stierna86182/
Sternas8614/
Sternai8612/
Sternaj867/
Shterna862/
Stearna861/
Sternađ861/
Steurna861/
Sterngu861/
Steyrna861/
Stejrna861/
Sternea860/
Sternath80218/
Sternadt8082/
Sternudd8023/
Sternats805/
Sternatz802/
Shternat802/
Szternai801/
Sternush801/
Sterneus801/
Sternnat801/
Styrna771,013/
Starna77355/
Stirna77207/
Sterno7770/
Strena7721/
Šterna775/
Storna773/
Sternucht751/
Shteirnud751/
Sternod7182/
Stirnat7175/
Sternot7152/
Sztarna7118/
Shtrena7113/
Stirnus717/
Sztrena715/
Sterney712/
Sternád712/
Sternie711/
Stearney6752/
Szternád671/
Strenaha670/
Stearnos670/
Steirney670/
Stearnee670/
Stearnie670/
Stirnatz670/

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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 Sternau
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