Sternberger Surname

263,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Sternberger Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Sternberg (star mountain), the name of ten places in Germany.

Sternberger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6661:120,87914,789
United States4921:736,70557,727
Austria1891:45,0557,205
France681:976,805110,007
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Israel151:570,50941,023
Finland71:785,24338,644
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

The alternate forms: Šternberger (2) are calculated separately.

Sternberger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Sternberg (star mountain), the name of ten places in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sternberger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sternberger is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Šternberger. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sternberger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 263,596th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,904,136 people. The surname Sternberger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Sternberger are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 666 people, or 1 in 120,879. In Germany Sternberger is most numerous in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 30 percent live, Hesse, where 18 percent live and Saxony, where 10 percent live. Beside Germany this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Austria, where 13 percent live.

Sternberger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sternberger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sternberger surname increased 373 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sternberger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sternberger surname are 35.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.24% registered to vote for the party.

Sternberger earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.56% more than the national average, earning $48,136 USD per year.

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