Sorbit Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sorbit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorbit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sorbit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sorbit (Russian: Сорбит) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorbit? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Sorbit is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Sorbit are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Sorbit is mostly concentrated in: Uasin Gishu County, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Sorbit occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Sorbit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sorbit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sorbit surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sorbitz922/
Sorbite921/
Sorbitt920/
Sorbi911,209/
Sourbits861/
Corbit831,047/
Sorbie83586/
Sorbet83436/
Sarbit83216/
Sorboi8335/
Serbit8318/
Sourbi834/
Sorbis833/
Sorbai833/
Shorbi832/
Sgorbi832/
Zorbit831/
Soorbi831/
Sorbio831/
Sorbyt831/
Sorbei830/
Sorbitsch801/
Corbitt778,577/
Sorbets77207/
Sourbet77149/
Sourbis7766/
Sherbit7737/
Sourbie7721/
Sourbai7721/
Sharbit7710/
Shoorbi776/
Sorbais776/
Courbit774/
Corbeit773/
Zorbist773/
Soorbai771/
Surbhit771/
Sorbett771/
Sorbete771/
Sarbijt771/
Sourbei771/
Shurbit770/
Corbith770/
Sorby731,612/
Sorba731,441/
Sarbi731,027/
Sorbe73418/
Sorvi7335/
Zorbi7314/
Sorbé739/
Sourbets71192/
Shurbitt7110/
Sorbette719/
Corbeitt713/
Sohrweit712/
Sharbite711/
Sarbaith711/
Sgarbi675,295/
Corbet674,970/
Sorber671,645/
Shorba67536/
Sarbei67288/
Sharbi67261/
Sourbe67245/
Chorbi67197/
Zorbić67170/
Sorbes6769/
Sourba6761/
Sarbitova6760/
Serbet6751/
Corbid6744/
Sarbih6739/
Sarbie6733/
Zorbai6732/
Sorbey6726/
Sarbis6725/
Sorbaj6723/
Sarbai6721/
Shorbe6720/
Sorbed6718/
Zerbit6716/
Sarwit6712/
Sourby6711/
Soorba6711/
Sourbé678/
Carbit677/
Sorbeh676/
Saruit675/
Sarbhi675/
Zorboi675/
Sorbha674/
Sorbee673/
Sarbio673/
Sarvit673/
Zourbi673/
Zarbit673/
Survit672/
Sorbay672/
Surbet672/
Sarbyi672/
Sarbjt671/
Sorrba671/
Sourvi671/
Sarbet671/
Sarboi671/
Sârbie671/
Sărbei671/
Sorbez671/
Cerbit670/
Sohrwhite670/

Sorbit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sorbit in the Russian language
Сорбитsorbit-

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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
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  • 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 Sorbit
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