Stur Surname

597,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Stur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1831:46,5327,437
Argentina1591:268,82721,629
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Belgium271:425,80243,971
India201:38,353,269431,471
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

The alternate forms: Štur (3), Stür (2), Stúr (2) & Štúr (60) are calculated separately.

Stur (47) may also be a first name.

Stur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stur (Hindi: स्तूर, Marathi: तुर, Russian: Стур) has its highest incidence in Austria. It may appear in the variant forms: Štur, Stür, Stúr or Štúr. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stur? popularity and diffusion

Stur is the 597,433rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 13,987,612 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Stur are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 47 people.

The surname is most numerous in Austria, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 46,532. In Austria Stur is most prevalent in: Lower Austria, where 83 percent live, Vienna, where 16 percent live and Upper Austria, where 1 percent live. Other than Austria this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 31 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Stur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stur surname rose 111 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stur Last Name Statistics demography

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

Stur earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.39% less than the national average, earning $24,856 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Štur923/
Stür922/
Stúr922/
Stuhr894,969/
Steur892,203/
Sturt892,160/
Sturz892,086/
Sture891,125/
Sturh89470/
Stour89355/
Sturr89309/
Sztur89220/
Stuur8982/
Staur8940/
Sturd8926/
Sthur8919/
Shtur894/
Stuir891/
Sturp890/
Štúr8360/
Shtour80358/
Sturre80150/
Staurt8076/
Stuhre8058/
Sturød8022/
Shture8011/
Szturz806/
Stutrh805/
Stourt803/
Stourd803/
Staurd802/
Steurt801/
Schtur801/
Stuirt801/
Sturth801/
Sturzz801/
Stusrt801/
Steure801/
Stgour801/
Stheur801/
Sturrp801/
Stouhr800/
Sthure800/
Sturrd800/
Steurd800/
Stoure800/
Stor751,124/
Xtur751/
Sturova731,164/
Schture7318/
Schturz7316/
Stourzh7315/
Stuooer731/
Storz676,798/
Storr675,542/
Stoor671,017/
Stoer67596/
Storø67170/
Sztor67167/
Storå6767/
Shturova6745/
Stühr6724/
Šturz6719/
Sthor6714/
Sturehed6711/
Chtur6711/
Storh6710/
Sttor676/
Shtor671/
Stūre671/
Storï671/
Sthór671/
Sturschs670/

Stur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stur in the Marathi language
तुरtura-
Stur in the Hindi language
स्तूरstura76.92
स्तुरstura23.08
Stur in the Russian language
Стурstur-

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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 Stur
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