Sternby Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sternby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sternby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Sweden141:703,34052,204
England31:18,572,686338,250
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Sternby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sternby is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sternby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sternby reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States Sternby is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 84 percent live, Florida, where 11 percent live and Massachusetts, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 37 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Sternby Last Name Statistics demography

Sternby earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% less than the national average, earning $40,464 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sternbey930/
Sternbe861/
Sternba861/
Sternber809/
Starenby805/
Sternbåge755/
Shternberh7123/
Stormby7116/
Sterenberh711/
Shterenberh6768/
Shterynberh672/
Sternvis670/
Sternweis63120/
Sternwetz630/
Sternweiss591/
Styrmba571/
Stirnwis531/
Stirnweiß50238/
Stirnweis5094/

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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 Sternby
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