Soriano Surname

1,529th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Soriano Surname Definition:

One who came from the province of Soria (see) (brown place), in Spain.

Found in Aragon and Murcia. Probably means of or from province of Soria.

Aragonese name from Zaragoza. One branch in Valencia.

Soriano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines140,2031:72228
Mexico62,8331:1,975280
Spain39,4201:1,186126
United States21,4151:16,9252,138
Dominican Republic19,5971:53297
Honduras10,1001:873194
El Salvador9,9311:639128
Peru8,1951:3,878636
Brazil7,4441:28,7581,236
Ecuador6,7801:2,346414
Argentina4,8191:8,870872
France3,8391:17,3021,906
Colombia2,9901:15,9781,363
Italy2,3031:26,5554,745
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Cuba2,0871:5,521615
Nicaragua1,7671:3,408453
Chile1,6071:10,962924
Canada1,0621:34,6954,451
Puerto Rico1,0161:3,494281
Venezuela9031:33,4491,957
Panama7401:5,287598
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Australia3141:85,9749,937
Bolivia2861:37,1202,300
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
England2311:241,20419,754
Uruguay2021:16,9891,914
Guatemala1971:81,6382,743
Guam1691:947140
Bahrain1621:8,3251,494
Israel1491:57,4347,375
Taiwan1211:193,7581,685
Andorra1071:784128
Switzerland1041:78,9709,101
Thailand921:767,808125,203
Germany871:925,35065,249
Belgium561:205,29726,724
French Polynesia551:5,1061,145
United Arab Emirates551:166,58712,493
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Portugal381:274,16410,086
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Costa Rica271:177,0402,395
Sweden261:378,72126,697
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Denmark191:297,09021,940
China181:75,962,3094,162
Austria171:500,90847,931
Hong Kong171:431,4993,260
Curaçao141:11,232389
Oman141:263,4264,299
Czechia131:817,95970,223
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Belize121:29,6232,063
Norway121:428,52437,411
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Scotland91:594,86921,724
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Nauru71:1,697282
Wales71:442,07621,198
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Marshall Islands51:10,3641,309
Micronesia51:21,249698
Monaco51:7,4131,114
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
East Timor41:303,982255
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Macau41:150,408604
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Dominica11:75,891912
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Soriaño (3) are calculated separately.

Soriano (2,440) may also be a first name.

Soriano Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from the province of Soria (see) (brown place), in Spain.

Found in Aragon and Murcia. Probably means of or from province of Soria.

Aragonese name from Zaragoza. One branch in Valencia.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Soriano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soriano (Arabic: سرينو, Russian: Сориано) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Soriaño. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Soriano? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,529th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 20,524 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Soriano are found; 39 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Soriano is also the 149,872nd most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 2,440 people.

Soriano is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 140,203 people, or 1 in 722. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Ilocos, where 24 percent live, National Capital Region, where 17 percent live and Central Luzon, where 17 percent live. Beside The Philippines it is found in 117 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 18 percent live and Spain, where 11 percent live.

Soriano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Soriano has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Soriano last name rose 713,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Soriano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Soriano last name are 42.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.26% being registered with the party.

The amount Soriano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 35.46% less than the national average, earning €19,380 per year; in Norway they earn 3.43% more than the national average, earning 357,963 kr per year; in Peru they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,017 per year; in South Africa they earn 60.4% less than the national average, earning R 94,116 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.02% more than the national average, earning $25,885,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.27% less than the national average, earning $42,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.32% more than the national average, earning $49,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Soriano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soriano in the Russian language
Сорианоsoriano-
Soriano in the Arabic language
سرينوsrynw-

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Soriano Reference & Research

Serrano DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Serrano FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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