Sorga Surname
Approximately 450 people bear this surname
Sorga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 234 | 1:78,428 | 2,820 |
| Indonesia | 66 | 1:2,003,776 | 125,554 |
| Spain | 56 | 1:834,858 | 33,799 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Šorga (93) are calculated separately.
Sorga (54) may also be a first name.
Sorga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sorga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sorga (Hindi: सोरगा, Russian: Сорга) is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Šorga. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sorga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sorga is the 666,162nd most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 16,194,546 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Sorga are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 54 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 78,428. In Burkina Faso Sorga is most common in: Sahel Region, where 38 percent live, Est Region, where 32 percent live and Centre-Nord Region, where 26 percent live. Aside from Burkina Faso it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and Spain, where 12 percent live.
Sorga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sorga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sorga surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sorga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sorga in the Hindi language | ||
| सोरगा | soraga | - |
| Sorga in the Russian language | ||
| Сорга | sorga | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sorga
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