Stort Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Stort Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Tail or Tongue of Land [Old English steort] A Storte (Wilts) occurs in the Charter- Rolls a.d. 1283.

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Stort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1841:1,163,44740,409
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Stört (14) & Stórt (1) are calculated separately.

Stort Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a Tail or Tongue of Land [Old English steort] A Storte (Wilts) occurs in the Charter- Rolls a.d. 1283.

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Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Stort Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stort (Russian: Стьорт) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Stört or Stórt. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stort? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stort is the 1,092,155th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Stort live; 82 percent live in South America and 82 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 1,163,447. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 68 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent reside and Mato Grosso do Sul, where 5 percent reside. Besides Brazil Stort exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Stort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stort has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Stort last name contracted 65 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stort Last Name Statistics demography

Stort earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stört9314/
Stórt931/
Storts911,264/
Storte91110/
Stortt915/
Stourt913/
Storth911/
Stoert911/
Stuort910/
Stordt910/
Stoort910/
Stor891,124/
Shtorts8370/
Storthz8321/
Stortte8318/
Stortts8313/
Stortch832/
Stoordt831/
Storths830/
Store807,152/
Storz806,798/
Storr805,542/
Start803,760/
Stohr802,936/
Sturt802,160/
Stoor801,017/
Stour80355/
Storp80260/
Storø80170/
Sztor80167/
Storå8067/
Stert8057/
Stosr8047/
Stord8028/
Sthor8014/
Storh8010/
Sttor806/
Stoir802/
Stoyr801/
Storï801/
Shtor801/
Jstor801/
Stortova771/
Storph73417/
Shtour73358/
Startt73340/
Starts73201/
Storrø73197/
Storcz73193/
Storre73150/
Störtz73107/
Steert7399/
Sturts7397/
Søtorp7382/
Staurt7376/
Starte7370/
Sterdt7355/
Storhs7349/
Åstorp7322/
Stoore7316/
Stohre7315/
Sthart7312/
Staert7312/
Sztore7312/
Stthor7311/
Staart738/
Sterth738/
Stuord737/
Shtorh734/
Stourd733/
Stardt732/
Störth732/
Steurt731/
Shhtor731/
Stuirt731/
Stoire731/
Sturth731/
Stusrt731/
Stertt731/
Stgour731/
Starrt731/
Storzh731/
Sthohr731/
Sturte730/
Stoure730/
Starth730/
Sthorp730/
Stouhr730/
Stoohr730/
Stords730/
Star6742,133/
Štor67404/
Shturts6739/
Storova6720/
Storrød6717/
Stourzh6715/
Østtorp6715/
Shtaert6713/
Shteert6712/
Shturtz677/
Hæstorp676/
Storová675/
Störtte672/
Stohier671/
Stuooer671/
Staartz671/
Starrtt671/
Staurts671/
Ztor671/
Stár671/
Storrøe671/
Sterrtt670/

Stort Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stort in the Russian language
Стьортstort-

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