Sturzaker Surname

645,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sturzaker Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at (the) Steer’s Field [the genit. of Old English stéor = Old Norse stíorr, a steer, ox + Old English æccr = Old Norse akr, a field] Stirzaker, N. Lancs, was Styresacre a.d. 1443, Steresaker a.d. 1379, Stores- acre a.d. 1332.

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Sturzaker Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3101:87,08310,056
England881:633,16037,224
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098

Sturzaker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at (the) Steer’s Field [the genit. of Old English stéor = Old Norse stíorr, a steer, ox + Old English æccr = Old Norse akr, a field] Stirzaker, N. Lancs, was Styresacre a.d. 1443, Steresaker a.d. 1379, Stores- acre a.d. 1332.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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Sturzaker Demographics

Average Sturzaker Salary in
England

£26,148

Per year
Rank:
50,457 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000136068
Rank: 45,951 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
96.93%
Sample size: 12 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Sturzaker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sturzaker is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sturzaker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 645,032nd most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 15,505,417 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Sturzaker are found; 78 percent are found in Australasia and 78 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Sturzaker is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 310 people, or 1 in 87,083. In Australia Sturzaker is most frequent in: Tasmania, where 46 percent live, Victoria, where 35 percent live and Western Australia, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Australia Sturzaker is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent live and New Zealand, where 12 percent live.

Sturzaker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sturzaker has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 226 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Strzaker941/
Stirzaker891,104/
Sturziker891/
Strizaker891/
Sterzaker890/
Stirizaker840/
Storaker82283/
Strizker821/
Strzecker781/

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