de Sornay Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

de Sornay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Sornay Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

de Sornay Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Sornay occurs in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name de Sornay? popularity and diffusion

The surname de Sornay is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. de Sornay is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of de Sornay are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Mauritius, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 646,708. In Mauritius de Sornay is most prevalent in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 50 percent are found and Rivière Noire District, where 50 percent are found. Barring Mauritius this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Jorna82123/
de Serna8238/
de Sornes781/
de Corney780/
de Cournoy741/
de Cerna714/
de Sarni711/
da Sorne711/
de Corne711/
de Cerny711/
de Sarne710/
de Chorgnat701/
de Sarnez6716/
de Jarney670/
de Jornet670/
de Cornejo6315/
de Jarnatt6314/
de Charnoy632/
de Journet632/
de Journett604/
de Carne59502/
de Carné5933/
di Carna596/
de Jarne595/
di Sarni591/
de Carnè591/
de Carni591/
di Scerni5645/
de Carnee565/
de Jarnett5322/
De-Cornejo532/
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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 de Sornay
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