Struve Surname

85,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Struve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Struve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,6841:29,9953,955
United States1,7351:208,91020,438
Denmark3371:16,7501,654
Venezuela2751:109,8333,879
Ecuador1551:102,6186,248
France871:763,48093,619
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
Canada491:751,95159,756
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
Australia321:843,61652,533
Sweden261:378,72126,697
England251:2,228,72284,230
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Norway231:223,57824,793
Hungary191:516,64632,401
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Latvia151:136,67019,278
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2311:217,39718,544

The alternate forms: Strüve (67) & Strūve (1) are calculated separately.

Struve Last Name Facts

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

Struve (Russian: Струве) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Strüve or Strūve. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Struve? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 85,235th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,287,097 people. The surname Struve is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Struve are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,684 people, or 1 in 29,995. In Germany Struve is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 63 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent live. Apart from Germany Struve exists in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Denmark, where 6 percent live.

Struve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Struve has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Struve last name expanded 751 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Struve Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Struve last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Struve last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.92% being registered with the party.

The amount Struve earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 15.8% less than the national average, earning 291,401 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.26% more than the national average, earning $44,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.58% less than the national average, earning $44,923 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Strüve9467/
Strūve941/
Struyve92444/
Struver92128/
Streuve92105/
Struive9238/
Strueve9213/
Struvie927/
Strauve925/
Strouve923/
Struves922/
Struvez921/
Struvee921/
Struvea920/
Struijve8613/
Struyver861/
Strube837,696/
Struwe833,259/
Strive8355/
Struva831/
Struvy830/
Straube778,620/
Stroeve77792/
Struber77753/
Struvay77218/
Stroube77209/
Strumpe7758/
Struewe7743/
Struwer7739/
Streube7711/
Strieve777/
Shtrube773/
Strubie773/
Strivey771/
Strubee771/
Strubey771/
Strueue771/
Struyvé771/
Struevy771/
Strubes770/
Streuber71874/
Strauber71185/
Sztraube71104/
Straubie719/
Shtraube714/
Streuwer711/
Stroubie711/
Shtrubee711/
Strubher710/
Straubey710/
Stroubey710/
Strubi67196/
Strübe67177/
Strobe67167/
Struby67165/
Strüwe67137/
Struba67135/
Strowe6793/
Striwe672/
Strüvy672/
Strubheer671/
Straubher671/
Struwa671/

Struve Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Struve in the Russian language
Струвеstruve-

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Footnotes

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