Sturtz Surname

124,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Argentina

Sturtz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sturtz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3011:157,52216,092
Argentina1,0471:40,8253,428
Germany1561:516,06143,667
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
France361:1,845,076161,051
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
England51:11,143,612252,590
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2731:183,95116,312

The alternate forms: Stürtz (746) are calculated separately.

Sturtz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sturtz occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Stürtz. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sturtz.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturtz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sturtz is the 124,005th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,981,388 people. The surname Sturtz is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Sturtz live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Sturtz is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,301 people, or 1 in 157,522. In The United States it is most numerous in: Iowa, where 14 percent live, Ohio, where 9 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 28 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Sturtz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sturtz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sturtz last name grew 843 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sturtz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sturtz surname are 23.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.13% being registered with the party.

The amount Sturtz earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $43,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23% less than the national average, earning $38,257 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stürtz94746/
Stuertz92207/
Sturtze9228/
Shturtz927/
Sturz912,086/
Sturcz83220/
Stirtz83168/
Sturts8397/
Stuerz8338/
Szturz836/
Zturtz831/
Sturtx831/
Sturzz831/
Sturdz830/
Shturts7739/
Stürtze7729/
Storthz7721/
Schturz7716/
Stourzh7715/
Stiertz7710/
Staurts771/
Sthirtz770/
Stürz73614/
Stirz73140/
Sturc7341/
Šturz7319/
Sturtsch711/
Storts671,264/
Sturch67890/
Szturc67848/
Storcz67193/
Stirts6755/
Stircz6737/
Šturcz679/
Sturczová673/
Sturcs671/
Stirdz670/

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Sturtz Reference & Research

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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 Sturtz
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