Sturley Surname

464,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Sturley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sturley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3881:143,60313,885
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Canada891:413,99536,402
Wales571:54,2904,971
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Australia301:899,85754,700
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
Wales311:50,5942,584
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Sturley (15) may also be a first name.

Sturley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sturley is most common in England. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 464,191st most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,037,942 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Sturley reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles. Sturley is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 388 people, or 1 in 143,603. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 20 percent reside, Devon, where 11 percent reside and Essex, where 10 percent reside. Outside of England Sturley is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Sturley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sturley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sturley surname increased 408 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 927 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 184 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sturley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sturley surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Sturley earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 29.72% more than the national average, earning $55,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning $52,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sturlley930/
Sturle929/
Sturly920/
Storley86136/
Sturlys8619/
Sturles8617/
Stuerle8611/
Stirley867/
Sturler866/
Sturlle861/
Sturlie861/
Sturlae861/
Szturle861/
Stierley8055/
Sturelle8035/
Sturille801/
Sturleas800/
Steurles800/
Sturla773,327/
Sturli77152/
Stirle77126/
Storle77115/
Storly7718/
Šturle775/
Sturgille7514/
Staurelle752/
Stierle711,834/
Storlie711,094/
Sturlis71498/
Stirlea7171/
Storlee716/
Storrle711/
Stürler711/
Sturlas711/
Stoerle710/
Sturlia710/
Stoerrle6787/
Stoehrle674/
Sturlach671/
Sturelli671/
Sturella670/
Storelly670/

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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 Sturley
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