Sterris Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sterris Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sterris Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sterris is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterris? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,497,948th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Sterris live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 488,087. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 93 percent are found, Gauteng, where 4 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found.

Sterris Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sterris has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sterris surname grew 340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sterris Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sterris surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Sterris earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 27.39% less than the national average, earning R 172,560 per year and in United States they earn 43.04% more than the national average, earning $61,722 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sterri92142/
Steris9244/
Steurrijs8812/
Stergis86134/
Sterios8630/
Sterrie8629/
Sterrit8617/
Starris867/
Steeris866/
Steriss865/
Steiris864/
Storris861/
Stereis860/
Sterres860/
Sterrix860/
Steri832,030/
Sterritt801,465/
Steurrys8083/
Starrish805/
Stharris805/
Stergois802/
Sterrges800/
Storries800/
Sterrith800/
Steirgis800/
Steari775,808/
Sterry772,257/
Sterie771,273/
Steuri77430/
Sterzi77384/
Sterio77317/
Staris77232/
Steres77136/
Stiris7759/
Stehri7751/
Sterer7739/
Sterre7736/
Sterra7735/
Styris7726/
Steric7717/
Steiri777/
Storis776/
Sterai775/
Steriy772/
Steroi771/
Sterys771/
Stergi771/
Stieri771/
Steriz771/
Stetri771/
Steeri770/
Sterit770/
Sterid770/
Steariosh751/
Steirer71890/
Steyrer71822/
Stories71729/
Starish71366/
Sterrer71329/
Stehrer71232/
Sterich7146/
Sterzai7144/
Shterer7136/
Sterrey7134/
Steures7133/
Sterges7132/
Storais7117/
Sterret7112/
Storres719/
Stearry719/
Steares716/
Stirgis716/
Steryos715/
Staries714/
Sterrex714/
Steriea714/
Sterhys713/
Stirrit712/
Stirrip712/
Steritt712/
Stereus712/
Stettri712/
Steirie712/
Stearei712/
Shteroi712/
Steerre711/
Stereit711/
Steresh711/
Stirijs711/
Shterhi711/
Steirische711/
Stehres711/
Steariy711/
Sterher711/
Steeres710/
Sterith710/
Stearer710/
Stterer710/
Stearie710/
Sterzes710/
Stariss710/
Steerer710/
Sterred710/
Stierre710/
Sterrett673,972/
Stere672,484/
Stiri67347/
Stera67306/
Stery6746/
Steirich6720/
Shterich678/
Styri677/
Sttierre674/
Storisch674/
Stirritt672/
Sterread672/
Stergess672/
Schtieri671/
Shterets671/
Stereich671/
Staruish671/
Šteri671/
Sterrrer671/
Steré671/
Stearzai671/
Stearitt670/
Sterohie670/
Steiritt670/
Stetrich670/

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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 Sterris
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