Sorbu Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Sorbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 176 | 1:751,416 | 57,642 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sörbu | 93 | 17 | / |
| Sõrbu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sorbus | 91 | 6 | / |
| Sourbut | 83 | 22 | / |
| Sarbu | 80 | 6,337 | / |
| Corbu | 80 | 4,815 | / |
| Serbu | 80 | 2,423 | / |
| Sârbu | 80 | 1,421 | / |
| Surbu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Sorvu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sãrbu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sorwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shorbush | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sourbauh | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sarbut | 73 | 87 | / |
| Corbou | 73 | 47 | / |
| Sarbou | 73 | 32 | / |
| Corbau | 73 | 29 | / |
| Sharbu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Serbuy | 73 | 27 | / |
| Sorboe | 73 | 26 | / |
| Sherbu | 73 | 25 | / |
| Chorbu | 73 | 23 | / |
| Sarbuj | 73 | 21 | / |
| Courbu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Corbuj | 73 | 10 | / |
| Serbuj | 73 | 7 | / |
| Corbuț | 73 | 4 | / |
| Serbou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sarbau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Scerbu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Serbuh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sierbu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sarbhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Serbau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Corbuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Surbuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Surbou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sarbuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saarbu | 73 | 0 | / |
| Zorbus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schuorbus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sarbout | 67 | 827 | / |
| Serbouh | 67 | 470 | / |
| Courbou | 67 | 153 | / |
| Sarbutt | 67 | 84 | / |
| Sarbuch | 67 | 33 | / |
| Sarbuth | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sarbush | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sarbhau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chorbou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sornphu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sorboeh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sourvou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sharbut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sarbuis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Scharbu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schorbusch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Surbout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scarbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soerboe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sharbhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shuirbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarbouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarbust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sherbuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sharbuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shurbut | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zorbouh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Saurbut | 67 | 0 | / |
Sorbu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sorbu in the Russian language | ||
| Сорбу | sorbu | - |
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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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- 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 Sorbu
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