Sternin Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Sternin Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From the village of Sterniany in White Russia. Many Sternins became Stern.

Sternin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Israel351:244,50422,492
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Sternin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From the village of Sterniany in White Russia. Many Sternins became Stern.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Sternin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sternin (Russian: Стернин) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sternin? popularity and diffusion

Sternin is the 1,092,155th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Sternin reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Sternin is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 2,607,618. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 36 percent are found, New York, where 22 percent are found and New Jersey, where 15 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 16 percent are found and Russia, where 9 percent are found.

Sternin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sternin last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.62% registered with the political party.

Sternin earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.72% more than the national average, earning $57,697 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sterning9350/
Sternina9329/
Shternin937/
Shternina883/
Strenin86206/
Sternen8639/
Sternyn862/
Sternäng8015/
Sternyna807/
Stirnina801/
Stiernen801/
Stirning800/
Sterneng800/
Stirnienė755/
Strenyn715/
Starnen712/
Strenhn710/
Sternem710/
Stornen710/
Starnenn671/

Sternin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sternin in the Russian language
Стернинsternin-

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Footnotes

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