Sorf Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Sorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Šorf (202) are calculated separately.

Sorf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sorf occurs more in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Šorf. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 970,883rd most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. Sorf occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Sorf live; 90 percent live in North Africa and 90 percent live in Mahgreb.

The surname is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 144,251. Barring Morocco this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Cuba, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Sorf Last Name Statistics demography

Sorf earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 123.06% more than the national average, earning $96,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šorf92202/
Shorf8959/
Szorf8918/
Sorfs892/
Soiref8025/
Soyref8023/
Shorff8016/
Schorf8013/
Shoirf801/
Scorpf801/
Scorff800/
Sarf75576/
Jorf75492/
Serf75394/
Surf75366/
Corf75106/
Sorb755/
Sorv754/
Sorw753/
Zorf751/
Soireff736/
Sorfova735/
Schorff734/
Schorpf732/
Schoerf730/
Sharf6718,641/
Shorb671,138/
Scarf67895/
Sarff67809/
Sherf67659/
Djorf67379/
Szarf67313/
Corff67120/
Serff6786/
Sourb6746/
Sorbh6729/
Sarfe6726/
Szerf6715/
Sourv6713/
Sarrf6712/
Schoerpf679/
Sahrf678/
Giorf677/
Saarf675/
Shurf674/
Chorf674/
Saurf674/
Sorzv673/
Ssorb673/
Surfs673/
Jorfe673/
Sierf672/
Surff672/
Serpf671/
Ssurf671/
Sarwf671/
Sarfs671/
Corrf671/
Sjarf671/
Sorvs671/
Jorff671/
Surft670/
Schoerff670/
Sarft670/

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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 Sorf
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