Sture Surname

329,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Sture Surname Definition:

1 (16th cent. Stuer), a West. English form of Steer, q.v.

"Thee art lick [like] a skittish sture."— Exmoor Scolding, 1. 49.

See also ‘Notes on the Sture Family of England’, by Rev. W. H. Hornby Steer (Reprint from The Antiquary, 1887), who would like to connect both ‘Sture’ and ‘Steer’ with Old Norse styrr, ‘a stir’, ‘tumult’.

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Sture Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia4291:4,779666
Norway3741:13,7491,580
England501:1,114,36153,243
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Wales271:114,6128,773
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Finland91:610,74534,002
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

The alternate forms: Stūre (1) are calculated separately.

Sture (7,012) may also be a first name.

Sture Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 (16th cent. Stuer), a West. English form of Steer, q.v.

"Thee art lick [like] a skittish sture."— Exmoor Scolding, 1. 49.

See also ‘Notes on the Sture Family of England’, by Rev. W. H. Hornby Steer (Reprint from The Antiquary, 1887), who would like to connect both ‘Sture’ and ‘Steer’ with Old Norse styrr, ‘a stir’, ‘tumult’.

2 = Stour, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sture Last Name Facts

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

Sture (Russian: Стуре) is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Stūre. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sture? popularity and diffusion

Sture is the 329,447th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,477,819 people. The last name Sture occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Sture are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 77,458th most frequent first name on earth, held by 7,012 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Latvia, where it is held by 429 people, or 1 in 4,779. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 61 percent reside, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 11 percent reside and Vidzeme, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Latvia this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 33 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Sture Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sture has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sture last name contracted 9 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sture Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sture surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Sture earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.18% less than the national average, earning 342,006 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 78.97% less than the national average, earning R 49,968 per year; in United States they earn 23.25% more than the national average, earning $53,183 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.83% more than the national average, earning $55,559 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stūre931/
Sturge911,654/
Sturre91150/
Sturer91134/
Sturey9176/
Stuhre9158/
Stures9127/
Sturze9124/
Shture9111/
Sturie917/
Stuere911/
Sturet911/
Steure911/
Sturea911/
Sturep911/
Stured910/
Stoure910/
Sthure910/
Stur89521/
Steurer835,511/
Sturzea8361/
Steures8333/
Sturrey8321/
Schture8318/
Stuhrer832/
Stourer831/
Sturrer831/
Sturrie831/
Shturer831/
Staurer831/
Sturett830/
Sturret830/
Steured830/
Store807,152/
Stuhr804,969/
Steur802,203/
Sturt802,160/
Sturz802,086/
Stura80696/
Sturh80470/
Stour80355/
Sturr80309/
Stire80291/
Sztur80220/
Stuur8082/
Stury8058/
Staur8040/
Sturd8026/
Sthur8019/
Sturi8014/
Shtur804/
Stuir801/
Sturp800/
Sturrett7722/
Sturehed7711/
Shturetz771/
Storey7344,404/
Storie734,378/
Sturza733,226/
Steury73672/
Steuri73430/
Shtour73358/
Stouri73337/
Sturis73326/
Stürze73183/
Storre73150/
Staurt7376/
Sztura7368/
Shtura7366/
Stauri7352/
Sturzi7323/
Sturød7322/
Stoura7317/
Stoore7316/
Sztore7312/
Sturry7311/
Sturio739/
Stiere739/
Stoere739/
Stoury738/
Sturit737/
Szturz736/
Stutrh735/
Storeh735/
Stuery734/
Storea734/
Sturys734/
Stirea733/
Stourd733/
Stourt733/
Storee732/
Sturoy732/
Staurd732/
Sturra732/
Stuhré732/
Sturzy732/
Steurt731/
Stirey731/
Chture731/
Stturi731/
Stuirt731/
Sturth731/
Sturzz731/
Stusrt731/
Stgour731/
Stheur731/
Staura731/
Sturrp731/
Schtur731/
Stuury731/
Sthuri731/
Stirie730/
Stiree730/
Stirre730/
Steurd730/
Sturrd730/
Stouhr730/
Sturri730/
Storrie672,009/
Sturova671,164/
Stor671,124/
Shtoura67184/
Sturris67169/
Storrey67108/
Sturycz6782/
Sturich6762/
Schturz6716/
Stourzh6715/
Storhei6713/
Stouris678/
Sturzha677/
Sturray676/
Štur673/
Stauroy672/
Stúr672/
Stür672/
Chtture671/
Stuooer671/
Zturrez671/
Sturytë671/
Sturzoi671/
Sthorey671/
Storrøe671/
Shtoury671/
Xtur671/
Stautry670/
Storeey670/
Sturitt670/
Stierre670/

Sture Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sture in the Russian language
Стуреsture-

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