Štern Surname

408,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Štern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Štern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia7441:3,344521
Croatia601:70,47712,599
Slovakia201:266,82240,422
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Stern (74,448) & Ştern (4) are calculated separately.

Štern Last Name Facts

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

Štern is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Stern or Ştern. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Štern? popularity and diffusion

It is the 408,463rd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,513,488 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Štern reside; 95 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 744 people, or 1 in 3,344. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Drava, where 43 percent are found, Upper Carniola, where 24 percent are found and Carinthia, where 15 percent are found. Other than Slovenia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 7 percent are found and Slovakia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stern9374,448/
Ştern934/
Štirn80422/
Šternová7724/
Stearn732,842/
Shtern732,476/
Sterne731,964/
Sterin73441/
Sztern73271/
Steren73210/
Østern73132/
Stiern7396/
Sætern7337/
Steirn7332/
Steryn7328/
Sternå7317/
Sterrn7312/
Sternd734/
Sterhn732/
Steurn732/
Sternn731/
Steern731/
Sterng731/
Xstern731/
Sthern731/
Staern730/
Stieren67517/
Sterren67457/
Stering67393/
Stearne67364/
Sæteren67130/
Sterina67126/
Sæthern6780/
Staeren6774/
Shteren6740/
Sterzen6740/
Steryna6732/
Stergin6723/
Sterzin6716/
Shterin6712/
Schtern6712/
Shteryn679/
Stearin677/
Szterin674/
Szteren672/
Stearnh672/
Stereng672/
Steerin671/
Szterrn671/
Sterhng671/
Sterihn671/
Steroen671/
Steurin671/
Stearng671/
Stearnn671/
Sterien671/
Stoehrn671/
Stearen670/
Sterion670/

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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 Štern
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