Sorg Surname

50,107th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sorg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,2661:15,2882,012
United States3,7081:97,75110,899
France3541:187,63529,176
Switzerland3411:24,0853,801
Brazil2081:1,029,20436,297
Austria1571:54,2388,527
Canada801:460,57039,784
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Serbia161:446,55918,714
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
England61:9,286,343223,652
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5491:91,4739,402

The alternate forms: Sõrg (12) are calculated separately.

Sorg (20) may also be a first name.

Sorg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sorg (Hindi: सोरग, Russian: Сорг) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Sõrg. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sorg.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 50,107th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 711,049 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Sorg live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe. Sorg is also the 2,446,817th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 5,266 people, or 1 in 15,288. In Germany Sorg is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 47 percent reside, Bavaria, where 13 percent reside and Hesse, where 12 percent reside. Other than Germany it exists in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Sorg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sorg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sorg last name increased 675 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sorg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sorg surname are 23.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.98% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sorg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.71% less than the national average, earning R 52,980 per year; in United States they earn 0.89% more than the national average, earning $43,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.69% less than the national average, earning $47,353 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sõrg9212/
Szorg8942/
Sorgs895/
Shorg892/
Sorgh892/
Sorgg891/
Sourg891/
Schorg80140/
Sorgue80138/
Shorgs801/
Siorgh801/
Scorgg800/
Sarg751,889/
Jorg751,286/
Serg75973/
Zorg75461/
Sork75323/
Särg75131/
Sorc7519/
Corg7512/
Surg7510/
Sorq758/
Sorx751/
Schorgg733/
Sourgue732/
Sorgová731/
Sorkh671,927/
Szorc67763/
Sargh67556/
Coorg67469/
Zourg67156/
Sourk6796/
Sorke6776/
Shork6743/
Sargk6725/
Sargs6724/
Sharg6714/
Giorg6712/
Sherg6711/
Joërg679/
Shorgova678/
Jourg677/
Chorg676/
Soirk675/
Jorgh675/
Siarg675/
Jorgs674/
Shurg672/
Jhorg672/
Soerk672/
Surgh671/
Szork671/
Shorc671/
Sorks671/
Zoerg671/
Jorgz671/
Sergg671/
Hsorc671/
Serhg671/
Szórg671/
Sergő671/
Sargp671/
Surgg670/
Sorck670/
Saarg670/
Seerg670/
Surgs670/
Saurg670/
Saerg670/
Suork670/
Satrg670/
Scork670/
Sierg670/

Sorg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sorg in the Hindi language
सोरगsoraga-
Sorg in the Russian language
Соргsorg-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sorg
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