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 last name Sturr is found most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturr? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sturr is the 874,560th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Sturr are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Sturr is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 1,327,688. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 16 percent live, Michigan, where 16 percent live and California, where 14 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Sturr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sturr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sturr last name expanded 231 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sturr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sturr last name are 7.66% more likely to be registered Republicans 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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  • 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 Sturr
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