Sturz Surname

200,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,086 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Sturz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sturz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,0431:19,2502,483
Germany5211:154,52118,468
United States3501:1,035,59775,973
Austria851:100,18214,475
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China21:683,660,78330,601
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Stürz (614) & Šturz (19) are calculated separately.

Sturz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sturz occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Stürz or Šturz. For other potential spellings of Sturz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturz? popularity and diffusion

Sturz is the 200,147th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,493,550 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Sturz reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 50 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Romania, where it is carried by 1,043 people, or 1 in 19,250. In Romania Sturz is most numerous in: Bihor County, where 62 percent reside, Timiș County, where 7 percent reside and Sălaj County, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Romania this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Sturz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sturz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sturz last name rose 1,094 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sturz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sturz surname are 5.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.27% being registered with the political party.

Sturz earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.96% more than the national average, earning $56,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stürz93614/
Šturz9319/
Sturtz913,678/
Sturcz91220/
Stuerz9138/
Szturz916/
Sturzz911/
Sturdz910/
Stur89521/
Stuz8921/
Stuertz83207/
Sturtze8328/
Schturz8316/
Stourzh8315/
Shturtz837/
Storz806,798/
Stuhr804,969/
Steur802,203/
Sturt802,160/
Sture801,125/
Sturh80470/
Stour80355/
Sturr80309/
Sztur80220/
Stirz80140/
Stucz8097/
Stuur8082/
Sturc8041/
Staur8040/
Sturd8026/
Sthur8019/
Stusz8014/
Shtur804/
Stouz804/
Shtuz802/
Stuiz802/
Stauz802/
Stuir801/
Sturp800/
Sturzová7713/
Sturzova771/
Sturch73890/
Szturc73848/
Stürtz73746/
Shtour73358/
Storcz73193/
Stirtz73168/
Sturre73150/
Sturts7397/
Staurt7376/
Stuhre7358/
Stircz7337/
Sturød7322/
Shture7311/
Šturcz739/
Stutrh735/
Stierz734/
Stourd733/
Stourt733/
Staurd732/
Steurt731/
Zturtz731/
Stuirt731/
Sturth731/
Sturtx731/
Stusrt731/
Steure731/
Stgour731/
Stheur731/
Stausz731/
Sturrp731/
Schtur731/
Sturcs731/
Stujsz731/
Storzh731/
Stoure730/
Stirdz730/
Steurd730/
Sturrd730/
Sthure730/
Stouhr730/
Staucz730/
Szturzová716/
Sturczová713/
Stus673,535/
Sturova671,164/
Stor671,124/
Stuś6787/
Stuj6769/
Shturts6739/
Stuc6730/
Stürtze6729/
Storthz6721/
Schture6718/
Stuš6715/
Staudzh6710/
Stiertz6710/
Štur673/
Stúr672/
Stür672/
Stuooer671/
Sturgys671/
Staurts671/
Stuż671/
Szturch671/
Xtur671/
Sturche670/
Sthirtz670/

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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 Sturz
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