Sterns Surname

194,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Sterns Surname Definition:

Stern’s (Son).

Sterns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8081:200,47519,715
Latvia1301:15,7702,343
Canada791:466,40040,200
Australia721:374,94030,993
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2021:41,7794,892

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).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sterns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sterns (Russian: Стернс) is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as a variant: Šterns. Click here for further possible spellings of Sterns.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterns? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 194,128th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,366,072 people. The last name Sterns 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. Sterns is also the 1,545,828th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 43 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,808 people, or 1 in 200,475. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 18 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Sterns exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Sterns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sterns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sterns surname grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sterns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sterns are 38.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šterns943/
Stearns9221,338/
Stierns9219/
Sterens9215/
Sternås929/
Shterns925/
Staerns925/
Sterins924/
Steerns921/
Sternsø921/
Stherns921/
Steirns920/
Steurns920/
Sterrens861/
Stearrns860/
Sttearns860/
Stearens860/
Starns831,608/
Storns8316/
Stirns838/
Styrns830/
Stirens7727/
Stornæs7717/
Starens777/
Starins776/
Storrns773/
Sterenz771/
Sternce771/
Storins770/
Stearnz770/
Stuirns770/
Stornæss713/
Sterenseher711/
Stareens710/
Starrens710/
Sterenzhe675/
Starnz671/

Sterns Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sterns in the Russian language
Стернсsterns-

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