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

Sorensen (Arabic: سورينسن, Russian: Соренсен) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Sörensen, Sórensen, Sõrensen or Sörensén. For other potential spellings of Sorensen click here.

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

This surname is the 11,154^th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 144,652 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Sorensen live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,116,575^th most frequent given name on earth, held by 75 people.

The last name Sorensen is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 38,851 people, or 1 in 9,329. In The United States Sorensen is primarily found in: Utah, where 14 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Minnesota, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 102 countries. It is also found 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 number of people who held the Sorensen last name grew 4,949 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 3,395 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 877 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 393 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sorensen Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Sorensen last name are 20.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.54% registered to vote for the political 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.