Sorheim Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Sorheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Norway91:571,36544,190
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Sörheim (13) are calculated separately.

Sorheim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sorheim is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Sörheim. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorheim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,649,806th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Sorheim live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 3,661,201. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 51 percent reside, Colorado, where 7 percent reside and New Mexico, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Sorheim is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 7 percent reside and Scotland, where 4 percent reside.

Sorheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sorheim last name are 1.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.84% registered to vote for the party.

Sorheim earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.36% less than the national average, earning $40,835 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sörheim9513/
Soerheim935/
Sarheim8645/
Shoreim8615/
Sorheem867/
Soreime864/
Serheim861/
Sorem83618/
Sorim8327/
Saarheim8029/
Soreisem8022/
Sherim77769/
Sereim7722/
Sorrem7714/
Sarhim7714/
Sorein7712/
Jorhem7712/
Soreem7712/
Shorim779/
Soream777/
Soreym772/
Sorham772/
Sorime772/
Soorim772/
Shorem771/
Sorhen771/
Sotrim771/
Soreme771/
Soraim771/
Sourem771/
Soirim771/
Sourim770/
Schorhaim751/
Soureiome750/
Sorhent7180/
Sorkhin7176/
Soirime7167/
Jörheim7121/
Sereyim7120/
Shorham7118/
Shorhen7113/
Sorheng7113/
Shoraim7110/
Sheraim717/
Soreian716/
Järheim715/
Siorhen714/
Sharhim714/
Sorzhin712/
Soreing711/
Suhrhim711/
Sorchen711/
Soriyam711/
Sotrein711/
Soreine711/
Sourhen711/
Serheem711/
Soraime711/
Soratem711/
Sourime711/
Schorim711/
Shourim711/
Sorhane711/
Shoreme711/
Soranhe711/
Sherrim710/
Sarhaim710/
Sharhem710/
Serem6713,796/
Sarim674,291/
Serim674,112/
Sarem672,176/
Soram671,020/
Surem67368/
Corim67227/
Surim67199/
Jorem6791/
Jorim6781/
Sürem6757/
Corem6740/
Sarachim6719/
Shorkhin6718/
Sourhane6711/
Surhayim6710/
Zierheim6710/
Schorein679/
Sorichin677/
Sörem676/
Sheriyam674/
Suraheem674/
Shoreham672/
Zorem672/
Zorim671/
Sorimova671/
Sorechin671/
Sorachin671/
Surhoime671/
Sarhasim671/
Sourhamg670/
Schureim670/
Sorresin670/
Shorchin670/

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