Sojourney Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sojourney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sojourney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:11,692,224454,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Sojourney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sojourney is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sojourney? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sojourney is the 3,543,123rd most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sojourney live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 11,692,224. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 68 percent are found, Mississippi, where 19 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found.

Sojourney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sojourney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sojourney last name expanded 443 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sojourney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sojourney surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Sojourney earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.62% less than the national average, earning $22,602 USD per year.

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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 Sojourney
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