Soors Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Soors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4661:24,6713,901
Netherlands781:216,50229,188
France311:2,142,668174,004
Sweden151:656,45048,545
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Soors Last Name Facts

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

Soors occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Soors? popularity and diffusion

Soors is the 533,524th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,045,530 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Soors live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Soors is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 466 people, or 1 in 24,671. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 76 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 22 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Belgium this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 13 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Soors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Soors has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Soors surname rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soorsh911/
Shoors910/
Sors891,027/
Schoors83473/
Shoorsh831/
Sours802,536/
Sorse801,312/
Coors801,163/
Soers80238/
Shors80101/
Joors8090/
Scors8028/
Sorst8027/
Sorsh806/
Sohrs803/
Sjors802/
Siors801/
Jsors801/
Sorrs800/
Joorst73291/
Schors73286/
Sjoers73266/
Coorsh7364/
Sorsch7355/
Shorsh7350/
Joorse7338/
Sourse7326/
Szorsz7314/
Zsorzs738/
Shorst736/
Shoers732/
Sotrrs731/
Shorse731/
Shoirs730/
Sorshe730/
Shorrs730/
Sourst730/
Scours730/
Coohrs730/
Shours730/
Cors671,713/
Sars671,222/
Jors67997/
Shchors67149/
Surs6757/
Schoers6739/
Sorsova6728/
Sorsche6711/
Scorsch676/
Schorsh676/
Zors672/
Sorx671/
Schorst671/
Shorsch671/
Schorss671/

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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 Soors
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