Sternley Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Sternley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Sternley (12) may also be a first name.
Sternley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sternley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sternley occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sternley? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sternley is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Sternley reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in Scandinavia. Sternley is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 12 people.
The surname Sternley is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,282,252. In Sweden Sternley is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 100 percent live. Other than Sweden Sternley is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.
Sternley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sternley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sternley last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sternly | 93 | 3 | / |
| Sternle | 93 | 0 | / |
| Starnley | 88 | 22 | / |
| Sternler | 88 | 1 | / |
| Stornley | 88 | 0 | / |
| Starnelley | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sternlid | 75 | 4 | / |
| Strenhle | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sternlich | 71 | 2 | / |
| Stornelly | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sternlicht | 67 | 512 | / |
| Shternlicht | 63 | 3 | / |
| Sterenlicht | 63 | 1 | / |
| Szterenlicht | 60 | 13 | / |
| Shterenlicht | 60 | 1 | / |
| Stornelli | 59 | 1,370 | / |
| Starnella | 59 | 106 | / |
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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 Sternley
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