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) is found in Austria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Štur, Stür, Stúr or Štúr. For other possible spellings of Stur click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stur? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stur is the 597,433rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 13,987,612 people. This last name 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. Stur is also the 1,467,136th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 47 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Austria, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 46,532. In Austria Stur is primarily found in: Lower Austria, where 83 percent are found, Vienna, where 16 percent are found and Upper Austria, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Austria it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 31 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Stur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stur has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Stur last name increased 111 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stur last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with 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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