Sterzbach Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sterzbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sterzbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Sterzbach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sterzbach occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sterzbach? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Sterzbach live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 2,875,195. In Germany Sterzbach is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 61 percent live, Hesse, where 29 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Beside Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Poland, where 3 percent live.

Sterzbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sterzbach has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sterzbach surname declined 55 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sterzbach Last Name Statistics demography

Sterzbach earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stertzbach95181/
Stoerzbach9526/
Sterbach9445/
Stoertzbach900/
Störzbach8974/
Storzbach8928/
Stierbach8917/
Steirbach891/
Störtzbach846/
Storszbach841/
Stejbach82106/
Strebach821/
Stercwach784/
Sztercwach741/

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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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  • 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 Sterzbach
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