Sturr Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sturr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sturr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2731:1,327,68892,627
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Sturr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sturr has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Sturr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 874,560th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. The surname Sturr is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Sturr live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 1,327,688. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 16 percent reside, Michigan, where 16 percent reside and California, where 14 percent reside. Outside of The United States Sturr occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Sturr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sturr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sturr last name increased 231 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sturr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sturr surname are 7.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.43% registered with the party.

Sturr earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning $47,178 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sturre91150/
Sturrp911/
Sturrd910/
Stur89521/
Storr805,542/
Stuhr804,969/
Steur802,203/
Sturt802,160/
Sturz802,086/
Sture801,125/
Sturh80470/
Stour80355/
Sztur80220/
Stuur8082/
Staur8040/
Sturd8026/
Sthur8019/
Shtur804/
Stuir801/
Sturp800/
Shtour73358/
Storrø73197/
Stoerr7379/
Staurt7376/
Stuhre7358/
Sturød7322/
Shture7311/
Szturz736/
Stutrh735/
Stourt733/
Stourd733/
Staurd732/
Stheur731/
Schtur731/
Steurt731/
Stuirt731/
Sturth731/
Sturzz731/
Stgour731/
Steure731/
Stusrt731/
Stouhr730/
Stoure730/
Steurd730/
Sthure730/
Sturova671,164/
Stor671,124/
Schture6718/
Schturz6716/
Stourzh6715/
Štur673/
Stür672/
Stúr672/
Xtur671/
Stuooer671/

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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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  • 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 Sturr
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