Sorgun Surname
Approximately 1,758 people bear this surname
Sorgun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,747 | 1:44,546 | 4,510 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Sorgün (26) are calculated separately.
Sorgun (21) may also be a first name.
Sorgun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sorgun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sorgun (Russian: Соргун) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Sorgün. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sorgun? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 230,222nd most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,145,362 people. Sorgun is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Sorgun live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 21 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,747 people, or 1 in 44,546. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 13 percent reside, Adana Province, where 12 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Turkey Sorgun exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sorgun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sorgun in the Russian language | ||
| Соргун | sorgun | - |
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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 Sorgun
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