Sting Surname

314,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7921:101,64812,605
United States2381:1,522,937103,340
Australia591:457,55435,515
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
England81:6,964,757184,742
China71:195,331,65210,124
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

Sting (731) may also be a first name.

Sting Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sting (Marathi: तींग, Russian: Стинг) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sting? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 314,680th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,108,588 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Sting are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Sting is also the 304,836th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 731 people.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 792 people, or 1 in 101,648. In Germany Sting is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 80 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent are found and Hesse, where 2 percent are found. Beside Germany Sting is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Sting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sting has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sting last name rose 220 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sting Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sting last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Sting last name are 2.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.38% registered with the party.

Sting earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.98% less than the national average, earning $41,433 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stieng9149/
Stings9116/
Stingh913/
Stingz911/
Stiong910/
Stuing910/
Stin89290/
Hstings833/
Sjøting832/
Stingue832/
Shtiong831/
Stien801,905/
Shtin801,558/
Stinn80945/
Stina80524/
Steng80261/
Stion80203/
Stijn80100/
Stint8072/
Stång8065/
Jstin8032/
Stink8012/
Stngh806/
Styng805/
Stind804/
Stinå803/
Østin802/
Sstng801/
Stgin801/
Stinc801/
Stuin800/
Sttin800/
Schsting7717/
Højsting779/
Søchting774/
Stn7580/
Stoeng732,939/
Stindt731,339/
Shtina73504/
Stengg73289/
Stengs73248/
Østeng7380/
Stinne7333/
Støeng7321/
Jsttin7315/
Staeng7310/
Stueng738/
Åstind738/
Stiehn736/
Stinke734/
Stinkx733/
Shtien733/
Styong731/
Stienk731/
Stiohn731/
Stengh731/
Shthin731/
Shtion731/
Shstin731/
Chting730/
Stinkz730/
Sten677,583/
Styn671,041/
Stim67135/
Stén6777/
Høsteng6729/
Stinova6718/
Jstn677/
Stín675/
Stength674/
Stèn674/
Stün674/
Stne673/
Stnq672/
Stnh671/
Stnd671/
Stnc671/
Stnn671/
Xtin671/
Stennng671/
Stnt671/
Sehetin671/
Sxtn671/

Sting Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sting in the Marathi language
तींगtinga-
Sting in the Russian language
Стингsting-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sting
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