Sternke Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sternke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sternke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2901:277,60529,221
United States1531:2,369,013146,433
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Sternke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sternke occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sternke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 657,184th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 15,911,672 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Sternke are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Sternke is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 290 people, or 1 in 277,605. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside, Berlin, where 16 percent reside and Bremen, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Paraguay, where 2 percent reside.

Sternke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sternke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sternke surname rose 1,177 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sternke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sternke surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Sternke earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.31% more than the national average, earning $49,754 USD per year.

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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 Sternke
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