Sternley Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sternley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sternley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

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

Sternley is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sternley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Sternley 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 frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,282,252. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Sweden it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.

Sternley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sternley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sternley last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sternly933/
Sternle930/
Starnley8822/
Sternler881/
Stornley880/
Starnelley781/
Sternlid754/
Strenhle752/
Sternlich712/
Stornelly711/
Sternlicht67512/
Shternlicht633/
Sterenlicht631/
Szterenlicht6013/
Shterenlicht601/
Stornelli591,370/
Starnella59106/

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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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