Stärz Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Stärz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stärz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2031:396,57936,740
Austria281:304,12334,120
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Starz (1,733) are calculated separately.

Stärz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stärz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Starz. For other potential spellings of Stärz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stärz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,061,269th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. The surname Stärz is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Stärz live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Stärz is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 396,579. In Germany Stärz is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 34 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 16 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 12 percent are found and Czechia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Starz931,733/
Stär893/
Storz806,798/
Sterz801,397/
Stähr80571/
Stirz80140/
Stärr8058/
Strez8046/
Styrz8019/
Stärp801/
Störz801/
Stärzová774/
Stortz732,998/
Stertz731,459/
Stretz731,166/
Strezh73867/
Startz73493/
Styrcz73241/
Storcz73193/
Stirtz73168/
Störtz73107/
Stercz7384/
Stircz7337/
Starcz7336/
Shtrez7324/
Strehz7318/
Staerz7317/
Stresz737/
Sterzh735/
Strezs734/
Stierz734/
Starzz734/
Stärch731/
Storzh731/
Stehrz731/
Stirdz730/
Steirz730/
Stredz730/
Ster674,893/
Stir671,057/
Stiz67496/
Stör67398/
Styr6778/
Stoertz6767/
Stre6765/
Stér6743/
Stez6736/
Storthz6721/
Stiertz6710/
Stertze675/
Stír672/
Steertz671/
Stjz671/
Staartz671/
Stêr671/
Sthirtz670/
Steirtz670/
Sterttz670/

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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 Stärz
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