Sturk Surname

359,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sturk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sturk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4061:24,2531,968
United States3201:1,132,68481,515
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Australia291:930,88655,860
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Norway131:395,56035,657
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Finland71:785,24338,644
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Wales41:773,63329,106
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malta11:430,2723,380
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Stürk (13) are calculated separately.

Sturk Last Name Facts

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

Sturk is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Stürk. Click here for other possible spellings of Sturk.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 359,182nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,222,543 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Sturk reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 406 people, or 1 in 24,253. In Sweden Sturk is mostly found in: Norrbotten County, where 33 percent live, Stockholm County, where 26 percent live and Skåne County, where 13 percent live. Beside Sweden this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Sturk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sturk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sturk surname expanded 2,133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sturk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sturk last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sturk earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 12.35% less than the national average, earning 303,334 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $45,480 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.02% more than the national average, earning $59,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stürk9313/
Sturke9184/
Stuhrk9119/
Sturck912/
Stuerk912/
Szturk911/
Shturk911/
Stourk911/
Staurk910/
Steurk910/
Stuirk910/
Sturcke83184/
Stuehrk8326/
Stuhrke8324/
Stuerck838/
Sturrck831/
Stork8017,660/
Stirk802,126/
Sturc8041/
Zturk8013/
Sturg803/
Stuhrcke779/
Sturkova773/
Sturhcke772/
Szturc73848/
Shtork73335/
Stoerk73145/
Stührk73134/
Stürck7366/
Sztork7339/
Øzturk7328/
Sturcq735/
Stirkė734/
Stürke733/
Sturgs733/
Storkc732/
Sturcs731/
Sthork731/
Šturgk731/
Stirrk730/
Stirck730/
Sturgh730/
Stoork730/
Shturkova7173/
Shtorkh6743/
Stoerck6730/
Sturgss679/
Szturcková677/
Sturggs673/
Stürgkh672/
Stührck671/
Sztorck671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Sturk
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