Šter Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Šter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 287 | 1:8,668 | 1,975 |
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
The alternate forms: Ster (4,893), Štér (49), Şter (3), Stér (43) & Stêr (1) are calculated separately.
Šter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šter is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Ster, Štér, Şter, Stér or Stêr. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šter? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 893,754th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. Šter is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šter reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is held by 287 people, or 1 in 8,668. In Slovenia Šter is primarily found in: Upper Carniola, where 61 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 29 percent live and Southeast Slovenia, where 4 percent live. Other than Slovenia Šter is found in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ster | 92 | 4,893 | / |
| Štér | 92 | 49 | / |
| Şter | 92 | 3 | / |
| Štejr | 89 | 11 | / |
| Šteyr | 89 | 7 | / |
| Šterz | 89 | 2 | / |
| Stér | 83 | 43 | / |
| Stêr | 83 | 1 | / |
| Šteher | 80 | 26 | / |
| Šteh | 75 | 97 | / |
| Štir | 75 | 10 | / |
| Steer | 67 | 15,147 | / |
| Stier | 67 | 15,137 | / |
| Stehr | 67 | 7,616 | / |
| Sterr | 67 | 3,198 | / |
| Stere | 67 | 2,484 | / |
| Steur | 67 | 2,203 | / |
| Stear | 67 | 1,422 | / |
| Sterz | 67 | 1,397 | / |
| Sæter | 67 | 1,119 | / |
| Sterp | 67 | 500 | / |
| Shter | 67 | 291 | / |
| Sther | 67 | 277 | / |
| Štech | 67 | 266 | / |
| Øster | 67 | 255 | / |
| Steir | 67 | 250 | / |
| Szter | 67 | 71 | / |
| Stert | 67 | 57 | / |
| Steyr | 67 | 39 | / |
| Støer | 67 | 33 | / |
| Štayr | 67 | 22 | / |
| Štejrová | 67 | 17 | / |
| Stter | 67 | 12 | / |
| Štecz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Stejr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chter | 67 | 4 | / |
| Šteyrová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sterd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Šteis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hster | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ztehr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Štetz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sterh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Šter
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