Stirb Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Stirb Surname User-submission:

This is a Romanian surname, meaning 'toothless man'. It is derived from the word ştirb, meaning 'toothless'.

Stirb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3091:64,9777,822
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Austria171:500,90847,931
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Ştirb (156) & Štirb (14) are calculated separately.

Stirb Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Romanian surname, meaning 'toothless man'. It is derived from the word ştirb, meaning 'toothless'.

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This is a Romanian surname, meaning 'toothless'. It is derived from the word ştrib, meaning 'toothless'.

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Stirb Last Name Facts

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

Stirb is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Ştirb or Štirb. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stirb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stirb is the 790,102nd most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 20,413,294 people. The last name Stirb is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Stirb reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name Stirb is most common in Romania, where it is borne by 309 people, or 1 in 64,977. In Romania Stirb is primarily concentrated in: Sălaj County, where 82 percent reside, Arad County, where 10 percent reside and Bucharest Municipality, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Romania this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Austria, where 5 percent reside.

Stirb Last Name Statistics demography

Stirb earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ştirb93156/
Štirb9314/
Streb803,534/
Sturb8047/
Stirp8015/
Sterb802/
Stirpe732,783/
Stierp7310/
Sterbs734/
Strreb731/
Stuerb731/
Stearb730/
Østerbø67308/
Sæterbø67273/
Schterb674/
Stearbs671/

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