Stoerk Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Stoerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stoerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1231:654,51651,119
United States141:25,889,924709,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Stoerk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stoerk occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stoerk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stoerk is the 1,465,390th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. Stoerk is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Stoerk live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 654,516. In Germany Stoerk is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 81 percent are found, Berlin, where 12 percent are found and Bavaria, where 2 percent are found. Other than Germany it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Stoerk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stoerk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Stoerk surname increased 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stoerk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stoerk surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Stoerk earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stoerck9230/
Stork9117,660/
Sterk916,411/
Stoehrrk861/
Storck839,567/
Sterck831,095/
Staerk83481/
Shtork83335/
Sterkh8388/
Shterk8370/
Szterk8346/
Sztork8339/
Steyrk837/
Steark832/
Storkc832/
Stohrk832/
Stuerk832/
Sterrk831/
Sthork831/
Stourk831/
Steurk830/
Stoork830/
Staerck77225/
Staerke7795/
Shtorkh7743/
Stehrkh7727/
Stuehrk7726/
Schterk7712/
Stuerck778/
Sztorck771/
Steirck770/
Staerks770/
Steirke770/
Stearck770/
Stark73122,548/
Stärk732,401/
Störk731,110/
Sturk731,009/
Šterk73443/
Štork73351/
Storc73285/
Storq7344/
Storg7328/
Stürk7313/
Sterg739/
Stêrk731/
Staercke7137/
Schtorck713/
Steierke710/
Starck677,574/
Sztorc671,584/
Shtark671,122/
Stärke67317/
Stührk67134/
Stercq6791/
Sturke6784/
Stürck6766/
Störck6764/
Stairk6727/
Stärck6725/
Stuhrk6719/
Shtorg6712/
Staark677/
Starkh674/
Sthorc673/
Sturck672/
Stearg672/
Shturk671/
Storgh671/
Sttark671/
Stierq671/
Sthark671/
Østerg671/
Szturk671/
Stuirk670/
Staurk670/

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Stoerk Reference & Research

Sterk DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Sterk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Stoerk
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis