Sternen Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Sternen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sternen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia201:124,38412,684
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sternen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sternen is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sternen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sternen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sternen is the 3,141,416th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Sternen reside; 51 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Sternen is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 124,384. In Slovenia Sternen is most frequent in: Central Slovenia, where 85 percent are found, Gorizia, where 5 percent are found and Savinja, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Slovenia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 46 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Sternen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sternen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sternen last name expanded 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sternen Last Name Statistics demography

Sternen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stiernen931/
Sterneng930/
Sternin86225/
Sternyn862/
Starnen862/
Sternem860/
Stornen860/
Sterning8050/
Sternina8029/
Sternäng8015/
Sternyna807/
Shternin807/
Starnenn801/
Stirnienė755/
Shternina753/
Strenin71206/
Strenyn715/
Strenhn710/
Stirnina671/
Stirning670/

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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 Sternen
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