Soraas Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Soraas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Soraas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soraas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soraas is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Soraas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Soraas occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Soraas live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,571,143. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent live. Outside of Norway this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 25 percent live and India, where 25 percent live.
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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 Soraas
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