Sturm Surname
Approximately 55,793 people bear this surname
Sturm Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Storm.' No doubt a personal name; compare Frost, Winter, Snow, and, in later epoch, Christmas, Midwinter, &c.
Edmund Storm, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hugo Storm, Norfolk, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameSturm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 32,073 | 1:2,510 | 242 |
| United States | 13,575 | 1:26,700 | 3,349 |
| Austria | 4,097 | 1:2,078 | 168 |
| Netherlands | 1,088 | 1:15,521 | 2,351 |
| Brazil | 966 | 1:221,609 | 8,585 |
| France | 765 | 1:86,827 | 12,391 |
| Canada | 477 | 1:77,244 | 8,680 |
| Switzerland | 436 | 1:18,837 | 3,072 |
| Argentina | 276 | 1:154,867 | 13,073 |
| Israel | 244 | 1:35,072 | 4,895 |
| Belgium | 205 | 1:56,081 | 9,087 |
| Australia | 197 | 1:137,034 | 14,802 |
| Hungary | 193 | 1:50,862 | 5,423 |
| New Zealand | 185 | 1:24,477 | 4,275 |
| Italy | 132 | 1:463,308 | 48,643 |
| Luxembourg | 94 | 1:6,176 | 909 |
| Czechia | 84 | 1:126,589 | 20,289 |
| Poland | 80 | 1:475,109 | 47,696 |
| England | 76 | 1:733,132 | 40,828 |
| Thailand | 66 | 1:1,070,278 | 160,486 |
| Spain | 54 | 1:865,778 | 34,484 |
| Denmark | 44 | 1:128,289 | 11,616 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Croatia | 26 | 1:162,639 | 21,299 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 1:137,270 | 12,322 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Slovenia | 18 | 1:138,204 | 13,237 |
| Paraguay | 16 | 1:452,297 | 6,189 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,302 | 1:38,570 | 4,569 |
The alternate forms: Šturm (1,477) & Stürm (185) are calculated separately.
Sturm (45) may also be a first name.
Sturm Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Storm.' No doubt a personal name; compare Frost, Winter, Snow, and, in later epoch, Christmas, Midwinter, &c.
Edmund Storm, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hugo Storm, Norfolk, ibid.
Agnes Storme, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1643. Baptised — Oliver, s. Henrye Storme: St. James, Clerkenwell.
A rare current surname recorded in Nairn. Thomas Storme occupied the tack of Dowalye in 1507 (Rent. Dunk., p. 28). William Storm appears in Tanzie of Boharm, 1784 (Moray). Recorded in English Hundred Rolls, 1273, and Harrison gives it as a personal name.
(Storm).
(Ger.) Storm [O.H Ger. sturm] Eng, Storm.
(German) One who was stormy and excitable; one who engaged in combat.
(from a place name) Sturm has no connection with the German “storm.” It is taken from the town of Szrem, near Posen, Poland. In Yiddish the town was called Strim and was often also pronounced Sturm.
Corresponds with the Old German personal name Sturm. Ferguson.
Sturm Demographics
Average Male Sturm Height
177.39 cm
Average Female Sturm Height
163.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sturm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sturm Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sturm (Russian: Стурм) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Šturm or Stürm. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sturm? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sturm is the 10,088th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 130,618 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Sturm reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Sturm is also the 1,504,468th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 45 people.
The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 32,073 people, or 1 in 2,510. In Germany Sturm is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 24 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in 87 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Austria, where 7 percent are found.
Sturm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sturm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sturm surname expanded 1,043 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 633 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sturm Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sturm last name are 13.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.62% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sturm earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 14.89% more than the national average, earning 397,614 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.78% more than the national average, earning R 363,060 per year; in United States they earn 8.23% more than the national average, earning $46,699 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.79% more than the national average, earning $59,019 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šturm | 93 | 1,477 | / |
| Stürm | 93 | 185 | / |
| Shturm | 91 | 390 | / |
| Stourm | 91 | 282 | / |
| Sturme | 91 | 267 | / |
| Szturm | 91 | 135 | / |
| Stuerm | 91 | 17 | / |
| Sthurm | 91 | 12 | / |
| Steurm | 91 | 0 | / |
| Stourme | 83 | 71 | / |
| Shturme | 83 | 1 | / |
| Storm | 80 | 35,837 | / |
| Stirm | 80 | 554 | / |
| Sturmová | 77 | 164 | / |
| Sturmova | 77 | 8 | / |
| Shtorm | 73 | 1,689 | / |
| Storrm | 73 | 13 | / |
| Stormm | 73 | 9 | / |
| Sztorm | 73 | 2 | / |
| Storhm | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sztirm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Stierm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shturmova | 71 | 10 | / |
| Stoorme | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Storm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šturmová | 62 | 799 | / |
| Šturmova | 62 | 2 | / |
| Štorm | 60 | 8 | / |
| Ztorm | 60 | 6 | / |
| Štirm | 60 | 6 | / |
Sturm Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sturm in the Russian language | ||
| Стурм | sturm | - |
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Sturm Reference & Research
Storm DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Stirm FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Storm FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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