Sorgensen Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Sorgensen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorgensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Sorgensen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sorgensen is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorgensen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sorgensen is the 11,742,229th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sorgensen live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 16,887,176. Besides The Netherlands Sorgensen is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

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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
  • 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 Sorgensen
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