Last name Штерба (Sterba 
, Štěrba , Штерба 
) , all over the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen Штерба is habitual in Czechia, where it is quite a common surname, Slovakia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Austria. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Czechia, the United States, and Germany. Much less frequently, Штерба is the forename as well as the last name.