Sarsour Surname

75,003rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Sarsour Surname User-submission:

Sarsour is the Arabic word for 'cockroach'.

Sarsour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine3,1511:1,444264
Jordan2,1401:4,132847
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
United States3681:984,94373,005
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
China51:273,464,31313,838
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Sarsour Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sarsour is the Arabic word for 'cockroach'.

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Sarsour Last Name Facts

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

Sarsour (Arabic: صرصور) is carried by more people in Palestine than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarsour? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sarsour is the 75,003rd most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,112,772 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Sarsour live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 81 percent live in Levant.

The last name Sarsour is most commonly occurring in Palestine, where it is carried by 3,151 people, or 1 in 1,444. In Palestine it is most frequent in: Deir al-Balah Governorate, where 30 percent reside, Salfit Governorate, where 22 percent reside and Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Palestine Sarsour is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 33 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent reside.

Sarsour Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sarsour are 22.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.12% being registered to vote for the party.

Sarsour earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.79% more than the national average, earning $49,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarshour932/
Sarsur922,534/
Sarsor9228/
Sharshour882/
Sarssor862/
Sarshur862/
Sarsaur862/
Sarsure861/
Sarssur861/
Sarzour861/
Sharzour8037/
Sharshur809/
Sarshoor809/
Shahrsor803/
Sarsar774,851/
Sorsor77661/
Sarzur7743/
Sarjor7714/
Sarzor7711/
Sarcor776/
Zarsur771/
Sarsorova757/
Sarehesor751/
Sharshorh751/
Zarzour718,266/
Sarshar713,270/
Sarsare7141/
Sarssar719/
Zarshor712/
Sarsarz711/
Zarsoor711/
Sharshar674,054/
Sharcoor672/
Sorschor672/
Sarshahr671/
Sarsahar671/
Sarssare671/
Sarsheer671/
Sarshair671/
Sarshaar671/

Sarsour Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarsour in the Arabic language
صرصورsrswr-

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