Sterns Surname
Approximately 2,165 people bear this surname
Sterns Surname Definition:
Stern’s (Son).
Sterns Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,808 | 1:200,475 | 19,715 |
| Latvia | 130 | 1:15,770 | 2,343 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| Australia | 72 | 1:374,940 | 30,993 |
| Germany | 57 | 1:1,412,376 | 87,104 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,202 | 1:41,779 | 4,892 |
The alternate forms: Šterns (3) are calculated separately.
Sterns (43) may also be a first name.
Sterns Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Stern’s (Son).
Sterns Demographics
Average Sterns Salary in
United States
$43,745 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sterns Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sterns Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sterns (Russian: Стернс) is found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant: Šterns. For other potential spellings of Sterns click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sterns? popularity and diffusion
Sterns is the 194,128th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,366,072 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Sterns live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 43 people.
The surname Sterns is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,808 people, or 1 in 200,475. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 18 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Sterns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sterns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sterns surname increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sterns Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sterns last name are 38.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.62% registered with the party.
The amount Sterns earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.38% more than the national average, earning $43,745 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.81% more than the national average, earning $61,018 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šterns | 94 | 3 | / |
| Stearns | 92 | 21,338 | / |
| Stierns | 92 | 19 | / |
| Sterens | 92 | 15 | / |
| Sternås | 92 | 9 | / |
| Shterns | 92 | 5 | / |
| Staerns | 92 | 5 | / |
| Sterins | 92 | 4 | / |
| Steerns | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sternsø | 92 | 1 | / |
| Stherns | 92 | 1 | / |
| Steirns | 92 | 0 | / |
| Steurns | 92 | 0 | / |
| Sterrens | 86 | 1 | / |
| Stearrns | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sttearns | 86 | 0 | / |
| Stearens | 86 | 0 | / |
| Starns | 83 | 1,608 | / |
| Storns | 83 | 16 | / |
| Stirns | 83 | 8 | / |
| Styrns | 83 | 0 | / |
| Stirens | 77 | 27 | / |
| Stornæs | 77 | 17 | / |
| Starens | 77 | 7 | / |
| Starins | 77 | 6 | / |
| Storrns | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sterenz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sternce | 77 | 1 | / |
| Storins | 77 | 0 | / |
| Stearnz | 77 | 0 | / |
| Stuirns | 77 | 0 | / |
| Stornæss | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sterenseher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stareens | 71 | 0 | / |
| Starrens | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sterenzhe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Starnz | 67 | 1 | / |
Sterns Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sterns in the Russian language | ||
| Стернс | sterns | - |
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