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Where Does The Last Name Sorensen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Sorensen (Arabic: سورينسن, Russian: Соренсен) is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant: Sörensen, Sórensen, Sõrensen or Sörensén. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorensen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 11,154^th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 144,652 people. Sorensen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Sorensen reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sorensen is also the 1,116,575^th most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 75 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 38,851 people, or 1 in 9,329. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Utah, where 14 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Minnesota, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 102 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Sorensen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Sorensen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 4,949 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 3,395 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 877 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 393 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sorensen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Sorensen are 20.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sorensen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.84% less than the national average, earning 291,257 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.39% more than the national average, earning R 352,620 per year; in United States they earn 10.13% more than the national average, earning $47,519 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $51,333 CAD per year.