Storken Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Storken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Storken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1121:150,77822,601
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Störken (1) are calculated separately.

Storken Last Name Facts

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

Storken is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Störken. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Storken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Storken is the 1,573,888th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Storken are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 150,778. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Limburg, where 71 percent live, South Holland, where 17 percent live and Friesland, where 6 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Störken951/
Storcken93168/
Sterken862,091/
Starken86307/
Sturken86150/
Stürken86141/
Storkin867/
Storkyn862/
Stärken861/
Storkem860/
Sturcken80100/
Stürcken8095/
Shtorkin8041/
Stercken8023/
Storking809/
Starcken808/
Storkyna805/
Storkina805/
Starkienė7544/
Shtorkina7535/
Steurcken750/
Starkin71648/
Sterkin71121/
Starkyn7151/
Sterkyn7110/
Sturkin7110/
Starkne711/
Starcen711/
Starkina67666/
Starkyna6753/
Shtarkin6731/
Shturkin6723/
Starchen672/
Shtarkyn672/
Starckin671/
Shtarkina6361/
Štarkienė6355/
Shturkina636/
Shtarkyna632/
Starchin5315/
Sterquin534/

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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 Storken
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