Sternel Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Sternel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sternel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Sternel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sternel is most common in Poland. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sternel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Sternel are found; 46 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 46 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Sternel is most commonly held in Poland, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 2,235,809. Not including Poland Sternel occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 41 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Sternel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sternel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sternel last name contracted 55 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sternel Last Name Statistics demography

Sternel earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $41,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szternel93118/
Sternell9316/
Sterneld9312/
Shternel931/
Sternelh931/
Sterrnel930/
Stoernell8837/
Stornel8639/
Strenel863/
Starnel862/
Sternil861/
Starnell8015/
Styrnell8014/

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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 Sternel
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