Sterwald Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

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

Sterwald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Sterwald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sterwald is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterwald? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,596,935th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Sterwald live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Sterwald is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 2,946,821. In The United States Sterwald is most common in: Wisconsin, where 88 percent are found, Michigan, where 3 percent are found and Washington, where 3 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Sterwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sterwald has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sterwald surname rose 2,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sterwald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sterwald surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.

Sterwald earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.71% more than the national average, earning $53,378 USD per year.

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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 Sterwald
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