Šterling Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Šterling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šterling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia271:264,62814,268
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Sterling (53,208) are calculated separately.

Šterling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šterling is found in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Sterling. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šterling? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šterling are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 264,628. In Serbia it is most numerous in: Bor District, where 96 percent live and North Banat District, where 4 percent live. Other than Serbia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Slovenia, where 4 percent live.

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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 Šterling
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