Sorbu Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sorbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1761:751,41657,642
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Sörbu (17) & Sõrbu (1) are calculated separately.

Sorbu (13) may also be a first name.

Sorbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sorbu (Russian: Сорбу) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Sörbu or Sõrbu. Click here for other potential spellings of Sorbu.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,202,518th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Sorbu reside; 90 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 90 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

The last name Sorbu is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 751,416. In Indonesia Sorbu is mostly concentrated in: Papua, where 81 percent reside and West Papua, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sörbu9317/
Sõrbu931/
Sorbus916/
Sourbut8322/
Sarbu806,337/
Corbu804,815/
Serbu802,423/
Sârbu801,421/
Surbu808/
Sorvu804/
Sãrbu804/
Sorwu801/
Shorbush770/
Sourbauh770/
Sarbut7387/
Corbou7347/
Sarbou7332/
Corbau7329/
Sharbu7328/
Serbuy7327/
Sorboe7326/
Sherbu7325/
Chorbu7323/
Sarbuj7321/
Courbu7311/
Corbuj7310/
Serbuj737/
Corbuț734/
Serbou733/
Sarbau732/
Scerbu732/
Serbuh732/
Sierbu731/
Sarbhu731/
Serbau731/
Corbuy731/
Surbuu731/
Surbou731/
Sarbuy731/
Saarbu730/
Zorbus730/
Schuorbus710/
Sarbout67827/
Serbouh67470/
Courbou67153/
Sarbutt6784/
Sarbuch6733/
Sarbuth6726/
Sarbush678/
Sarbhau678/
Chorbou677/
Sornphu676/
Sorboeh676/
Sourvou674/
Sharbut672/
Sarbuis672/
Scharbu672/
Schorbusch671/
Surbout671/
Scarbou671/
Soerboe671/
Sharbhu671/
Shuirbu671/
Sarbouh671/
Sarbust671/
Sherbuh671/
Sharbuu671/
Shurbut670/
Zorbouh670/
Saurbut670/

Sorbu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sorbu in the Russian language
Сорбуsorbu-

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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 Sorbu
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