Sturmer Surname

143,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,090 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Austria

Sturmer Surname Definition:

(Celtic + English) belonging to Sturmer(e (Essex), 14th cent. Sturmere, Anglo-Saxon Sturmere = the Stour-Lake [v. under Stoup (Celtic) and + Old English mere, a lake] The village is situated near the R. Stour. The lake formerly covered about 20 acres: it is mentioned ("embe [about] Sturmere”) in the A.

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Sturmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,0531:104,2743,925
United States5651:641,52051,556
Austria1101:77,41311,685
Argentina871:491,30436,372
England491:1,137,10353,999
France461:1,443,972140,296
Australia441:613,53943,545
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

The alternate forms: Stürmer (5,505) are calculated separately.

Sturmer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic + English) belonging to Sturmer(e (Essex), 14th cent. Sturmere, Anglo-Saxon Sturmere = the Stour-Lake [v. under Stoup (Celtic) and + Old English mere, a lake] The village is situated near the R. Stour. The lake formerly covered about 20 acres: it is mentioned ("embe [about] Sturmere”) in the A. - Sax. poem ‘The Battle of Maldon’, a.d. 993.

Rarely this name may be for the Ger. Stürmer, ‘ a blusterer.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) One who was stormy and excitable; one who engaged in combat.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Old Norse, Styrmir; from the German, Stürmer; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sturmer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sturmer is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Stürmer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturmer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 143,881st most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,358,429 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Sturmer reside; 70 percent reside in South America and 66 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 2,053 people, or 1 in 104,274. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 61 percent reside, Santa Catarina, where 20 percent reside and Paraná, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil Sturmer exists in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.

Sturmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sturmer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sturmer last name grew 479 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 34 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sturmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sturmer last name are 2.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.79% registered with the political party.

The amount Sturmer earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 24.86% more than the national average, earning $53,874 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.66% less than the national average, earning $39,913 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stürmer955,505/
Stuermer93637/
Sturmeir9322/
Shturmer934/
Stturmer933/
Sthurmer931/
Sturmmer931/
Stuirmer931/
Steurmer931/
Sturme92267/
Sttuermer881/
Stormer861,837/
Sturmey86736/
Stirmer8689/
Stourme8671/
Sturmes8626/
Shturme861/
Sturmir861/
Stoermer801,140/
Sturmair80124/
Sturmayr8041/
Sturmeit8030/
Shtirmer8028/
Sthormer803/
Sthirmer803/
Shtormer803/
Sttirmer801/
Stormmer800/
Sturmetz800/
Storme772,029/
Sturma77668/
Sturmy7739/
Sturmi7714/
Sturmheit7579/
Sturmmair757/
Sthiermer751/
Steurmetz750/
Shturma71443/
Szturma71240/
Stormyr71211/
Štirmer7128/
Stormey715/
Stormme714/
Sthorme713/
Sturmay712/
Stoorme711/
Stormjr711/
Stormee710/
Shturmai6754/
Szturmaj6727/
Stormyhr6724/
Stirmayr6723/
Szturmay676/
Shturmay671/

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