Sturle Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sturle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sturle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Šturle (5) are calculated separately.

Sturle (253) may also be a first name.

Sturle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sturle is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Šturle. For other potential spellings of Sturle click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturle? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Sturle occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Sturle are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Sturle is also the 560,146th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 253 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 100 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 11 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Sturle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sturle has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šturle945/
Sturley92726/
Sturles9217/
Stuerle9211/
Sturler926/
Szturle921/
Sturlle921/
Sturlie921/
Sturelle8635/
Sturille861/
Sturaile861/
Sturleas860/
Sturlley860/
Steurles860/
Sturla833,327/
Sturli83152/
Stirle83126/
Storle83115/
Sturly830/
Sturgille8014/
Staurelle802/
Stierle771,834/
Storlie771,094/
Sturlis77498/
Storley77136/
Sturgil7788/
Stirlea7771/
Sturlys7719/
Sturgel779/
Stirley777/
Storlee776/
Stürler771/
Storrle771/
Stoerle770/
Sturlia770/
Sturgill719,531/
Sturgell71967/
Stoerrle7187/
Stierley7155/
Stoehrle714/
Steurgel711/
Sturelli711/
Sturella710/
Storli67904/
Storla67109/
Storly6718/
Stirli678/
Storielle672/
Šturli671/
Steurgell671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sturle
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