Sorex Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sorex Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorex Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sorex (21) may also be a first name.

Sorex Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sorex is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sorex click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorex? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Sorex occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Sorex live; 20 percent live in North America and 20 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. Beside Brazil it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and Russia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sorexe9129/
Soreg801,394/
Sorek80870/
Sores80706/
Serex80501/
Sorez80165/
Sorec8069/
Sorej8023/
Soreq8011/
Surex807/
Sarex806/
Sorix803/
Jorex803/
Soreś802/
Sorax800/
Sorox800/
Shores7310,995/
Sorice732,372/
Sotres731,819/
Sorres73911/
Siorek73352/
Sourek73225/
Szorek73203/
Siores73196/
Soirez73195/
Sorges73102/
Siorez73101/
Sorgeç7382/
Sories7381/
Soures7372/
Sorise7367/
Sorecz7367/
Sereix7364/
Soretz7356/
Sorese7347/
Szorec7337/
Shorez7336/
Shorek7329/
Suorez7325/
Sorgec7323/
Soreck7319/
Sotrez7313/
Sosres7312/
Soorej7311/
Soores739/
Sorreg739/
Shorox738/
Soresh738/
Soriez736/
Sorest736/
Seriex736/
Soires735/
Soreus735/
Sorike735/
Sorets734/
Sorejs734/
Sourec733/
Soriek732/
Soyres732/
Soreas732/
Soreke732/
Sorece732/
Shorej731/
Suorec731/
Szarex731/
Sourez731/
Soruix731/
Soress731/
Sourax731/
Sorech731/
Shoreg731/
Sourix731/
Saurex731/
Chorex731/
Sohrez731/
Sorrix730/
Sharex730/
Sourice671,642/
Shorets67731/
Soreque67554/
Sorigue67161/
Shourek6792/
Sorrese6769/
Shoresh6737/
Shorees6734/
Schorek6733/
Schores6731/
Sourges6728/
Szories6727/
Sourech6718/
Sourzes6715/
Shoreke6712/
Souresh6711/
Shoreys6710/
Sorries679/
Soreach679/
Sooresh677/
Sorrech677/
Souries677/
Sorrest676/
Szoreck676/
Shoorek676/
Shoretz674/
Soirice674/
Ssories674/
Sorrise673/
Soureas673/
Shorekh672/
Sourise672/
Soraige672/
Soriche672/
Soireus672/
Soirees671/
Soorese671/
Shoreck671/
Shories671/
Sorechs671/
Sorrehs671/
Sorrice671/
Soreghe671/
Soresst671/
Sosrest671/
Sourike671/
Sourres671/
Schorez671/
Szorecz671/
Soreech671/
Soreshe671/
Soiress670/
Shorest670/
Shoures670/
Sorreck670/
Sorgess670/
Shorres670/
Sorrect670/
Sothres670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sorex
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