Sterny Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sterny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England21:27,859,030389,889
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Sterny (10) may also be a first name.

Sterny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sterny is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sterny.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterny? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Sterny reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

Sterny is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 77 percent live, Minnesota, where 18 percent live and New Jersey, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and China, where 4 percent live.

Sterny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sterny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sterny surname grew 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sterny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sterny last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Sterny earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.83% more than the national average, earning $67,670 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stearny929/
Sterney922/
Sternny920/
Stearney8652/
Sternysh866/
Steirney860/
Sterne831,964/
Sterna831,763/
Sterni83610/
Streny8331/
Sternè831/
Sterner7710,770/
Stearne77364/
Sternes77220/
Stierna77182/
Sternis7744/
Sternai7712/
Sternet778/
Sternaj777/
Sternér777/
Stierne775/
Stearni773/
Shterna772/
Stearnh772/
Strenyi771/
Sternné771/
Steyrna771/
Stejrna771/
Stearna771/
Sternit771/
Sternie771/
Sternea770/
Streney770/
Stirney770/
Stearnes71474/
Sæternes71258/
Shterner7134/
Sternett7129/
Szterner7119/
Shternis7110/
Østernes713/
Sternest713/
Steirner712/
Stearnis712/
Stergner712/
Szternes711/
Steerner711/
Sternich711/
Sternner711/
Sterneth711/
Szternai711/
Stearner710/
Sterness710/
Stearnee710/
Stearnie710/
Styrna671,013/
Stirna67207/
Stirne6722/
Šterna675/
Sternehed675/
Strene672/
Sæthernes671/
Shternets671/
Strenj671/
Sternnetz670/
Stearness670/

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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 Sterny
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