Sterniša Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Sterniša Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 115 | 1:21,632 | 4,805 |
| Croatia | 15 | 1:281,907 | 28,677 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
The alternate forms: Sternisa (70) are calculated separately.
Sterniša Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sterniša Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sterniša is most common in Slovenia. It can also appear as a variant: Sternisa. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sterniša? popularity and diffusion
Sterniša is the 1,527,735th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sterniša reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
It is most common in Slovenia, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 21,632. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Mura, where 44 percent live, Drava, where 35 percent live and Upper Carniola, where 10 percent live. Not including Slovenia Sterniša occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 11 percent live and Montenegro, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sternisa | 96 | 70 | / |
| Sternisha | 82 | 227 | / |
| Sternicha | 82 | 3 | / |
| Sternizsa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sternischa | 78 | 7 | / |
| Sternaisha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sternesis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sterniece | 71 | 1 | / |
| Starnisha | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sternitchi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sternischer | 63 | 5 | / |
| Sternicioch | 63 | 1 | / |
| Starnesa | 63 | 0 | / |
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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 Sterniša
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