Stery Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Stery Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Stery (235) may also be a first name.

Stery Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stery has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stery? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,876,555th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. Stery is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Stery are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Stery is also the 584,346th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 235 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Gombe, where 93 percent live and Plateau, where 4 percent live. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.

Stery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stery has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stery surname decreased 68 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stery Last Name Statistics demography

Stery earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sterry912,257/
Steury91672/
Stoery9128/
Steary919/
Steryo917/
Shtery914/
Steery913/
Steriy912/
Sterys911/
Sthery911/
Sterey911/
Sæterøy83166/
Sterrey8334/
Østerøy8317/
Steerey839/
Stearry839/
Sterzoy838/
Sterzay837/
Sterhys833/
Sterych832/
Shteryo831/
Steariy831/
Story8037,893/
Stere802,484/
Stary802,404/
Steri802,030/
Stera80306/
Styry809/
Störy803/
Stiry801/
Steré801/
Steesray770/
Storey7344,404/
Steari735,808/
Steere733,031/
Sterea731,420/
Starry731,351/
Sterie731,273/
Sterza731,071/
Storry73863/
Steuri73430/
Storøy73385/
Sterzi73384/
Sterio73317/
Storay73212/
Sterri73142/
Steira73137/
Steres73136/
Stoeri73132/
Starey73111/
Steare7397/
Störer7386/
Sterge7355/
Chtery7351/
Stehri7351/
Sthory7348/
Staroy7348/
Steris7344/
Stohry7342/
Sterer7339/
Stiera7337/
Sterre7336/
Sterra7335/
Stirer7333/
Storoy7330/
Staryh7327/
Sztary7323/
Styrys7319/
Stejre7317/
Staray7312/
Stiere739/
Stoere739/
Steiri737/
Sterai735/
Sterez734/
Staeri734/
Shtory734/
Shtera732/
Steree732/
Steera732/
Sthera732/
Sterze732/
Stirey731/
Steret731/
Stehre731/
Steire731/
Stered731/
Steroi731/
Steure731/
Stergi731/
Stieri731/
Steriz731/
Stetri731/
Stereș731/
Sterha731/
Stereu731/
Starhy730/
Steeri730/
Sterit730/
Stesre730/
Stirry730/
Sterid730/
Steirer67890/
Steyrer67822/
Sterett67368/
Sterrer67329/
Stehrer67232/
Stöhrer67194/
Sterris67140/
Storrey67108/
Shtiroy6785/
Sterich6746/
Sterzai6744/
Shterer6736/
Sterrie6729/
Sterrit6717/
Stoirer6717/
Sztaray6715/
Sterret6712/
Sterech6710/
Shtyroy679/
Steares676/
Steeris676/
Starrey676/
Steriss675/
Østeraa675/
Steiris674/
Steriea674/
S'Teira673/
Starhey673/
Sterzaj673/
Steritt672/
Stettri672/
Steirie672/
Stearei672/
Shteroi672/
Stairer671/
Shtariy671/
Steerre671/
Stiraya671/
Storroy671/
Stereit671/
Starhiy671/
Sthorey671/
Stihrer671/
Steresh671/
Shterhi671/
Stehres671/
Chtetry671/
Chhtery671/
Sterher671/
Storeey670/
Steeres670/
Sterith670/
Stearer670/
Stterer670/
Stearie670/
Storray670/
Strehey670/
Steerer670/
Stereis670/
Sterred670/
Sterres670/
Stereet670/
Stierre670/

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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
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  • 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 Stery
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