Sturs Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Latvia

Sturs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sturs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Stürs (1) are calculated separately.

Sturs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sturs (Russian: Стурс) is more commonly found in Argentina than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Stürs. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sturs is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Sturs are found; 40 percent are found in South America and 20 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

Sturs is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 42,743,414. Apart from Argentina this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and Latvia, where 20 percent live.

Sturs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sturs has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stürs931/
Steurs911,319/
Stours91187/
Stuers9190/
Sturrs9156/
Sturse912/
Staurs911/
Sttours836/
Stors8076/
Stirs801/
Stursova775/
Storrs732,954/
Stiers732,704/
Sturch73890/
Storås73377/
Sturçe7329/
Sturze7324/
Stoers739/
Sturce738/
Storss737/
Storsh733/
Sturzz731/
Sthirs731/
Storsz731/
Stoors731/
Szturch671/
Storrss670/
Sturche670/
D'Sturch621/
Sthorsch621/
Stürze55183/
Šturch557/

Sturs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sturs in the Russian language
Стурсsturs-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sturs
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