Where Does The Last Name Sterve Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Sterve is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterve? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 4,649,889^th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Sterve are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in Scandinavia. Sterve is also the 1,484,914^th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 46 people.

Sterve is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,230,845. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Södermanland County, where 63 percent live and Östergötland County, where 38 percent live. Not including Sweden this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Sterve Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Sterve has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.