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

The surname Struve (Russian: Струве) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Strüve or Strūve. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Struve? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 85,235th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,287,097 people. The last name Struve occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Struve live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 2,684 people, or 1 in 29,995. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 63 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent are found. Not including Germany it occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Denmark, where 6 percent are found.

Struve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Struve has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Struve surname rose 751 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Struve Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States Struve are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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