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 surname Sturley is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sturley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 464,191st most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 10,037,942 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Sturley live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 15 people.

Sturley is most widespread in England, where it is held by 388 people, or 1 in 143,603. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 20 percent are found, Devon, where 11 percent are found and Essex, where 10 percent are found. Barring England this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Sturley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Sturley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sturley last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political 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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