Sorber Surname

242,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Sorber Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3291:272,73125,575
Netherlands1731:97,61415,899
Germany1041:774,09157,434
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3351:149,90713,916

The alternate forms: Sörber (1) are calculated separately.

Sorber Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sorber occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Sörber. For other possible spellings of Sorber click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorber? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sorber is the 242,620th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,430,119 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Sorber reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,329 people, or 1 in 272,731. In The United States Sorber is mostly concentrated in: Nevada, where 8 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Sorber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sorber has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sorber last name increased 397 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sorber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sorber are 41.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.74% registered to vote for the political party.

Sorber earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.34% less than the national average, earning $43,003 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sörber941/
Sorbier92770/
Sourber9259/
Sorbere9213/
Sorbert928/
Shorber922/
Scorber921/
Soerber920/
Sorbeer920/
Sorbe91418/
Sourbier86354/
Sourbeer86315/
Shorbert861/
Schorber860/
Surber836,239/
Sarber83938/
Serber83785/
Sorbie83586/
Sorbet83436/
Corber83343/
Sourbe83245/
Sorbes8369/
Sorver8361/
Sorbey8326/
Shorbe8320/
Sorbed8318/
Sorwer8311/
Sorbeh836/
Sorbee833/
Jorber832/
Soruer831/
Sorbez831/
Sorbei830/
Zorber830/
Schorbert801/
Sharber771,090/
Scarber77513/
Sourbes77309/
Sorbets77207/
Sourbet77149/
Saurber77120/
Sherber77118/
Surbier7789/
Sarbert7739/
Surbert7724/
Sourbie7721/
Sarbere7718/
Zorbere7714/
Shurber7712/
Saerber778/
Seerber773/
Sierber772/
Sourbey772/
Shorbee772/
Schorbe772/
Scerber771/
Shorbey771/
Suhrber771/
Sorbess771/
Sorbett771/
Shorbeh771/
Sorbesh771/
Sourver771/
Serbier771/
Courber771/
Shorbje771/
Sourbei771/
Surbeer771/
Sorbird770/
Schorberth750/
Sorby731,612/
Sorba731,441/
Sorbi731,209/
Sarbe73370/
Zorbe7364/
Sorve7334/
Sorbé739/
Scherber711,274/
Scharber71603/
Suhrbier71569/
Saurbier71245/
Sourbets71192/
Suurbier7166/
Shurbert7138/
Schorwer7128/
Saurbeir7114/
Seurbier7114/
Suhrbeer719/
Jourbert716/
Sherberh715/
Sharbert713/
Saurbeer711/
Zourbier711/
Djorbeir711/
Sourvier711/
Schorver711/
Schärber711/
Sarwer6715,016/
Sarver6710,881/
Shorba67536/
Scharbert67514/
Carber67337/
Sarbei67288/
Zorver67203/
Sarbey67132/
Chorbe6774/
Zerber6767/
Sourba6761/
Surver6752/
Sgarbe6750/
Sorboi6735/
Sarbie6733/
Jarber6732/
Zorbey6726/
Sorbaj6723/
Šerber6717/
Shcharber6712/
Sourby6711/
Soorba6711/
Sharbe6711/
Sourbé678/
Sorbit677/
Soorve677/
Schaerber677/
Sourbi674/
Sorbha674/
Zarber674/
Surbir674/
Saruer673/
Sarbej673/
Sorbis673/
Sarbir673/
Sarbeh673/
Sorbai673/
Sarberova672/
Xarber672/
Sorbay672/
Sarbea672/
Shorbi672/
Sgorbi672/
Shorve671/
Sarbez671/
Sarbhe671/
Zurber671/
Soorbi671/
Sorbio671/
Sorrba671/
Sourve671/
Sarbed671/
Sarbet671/
Sârbie671/
Sărbei671/
Sorbyt671/
Schaurber670/
Schorbech670/

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Sorber Reference & Research

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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 Sorber
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