Sorken Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sorken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway811:63,4859,023
Canada461:800,99162,809
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Sorken Last Name Facts

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

Sorken (Russian: Соркен) is found most frequently in Norway. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,281,391st most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Sorken are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 63,485. In Norway Sorken is mostly found in: Central Norway, where 70 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 28 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Norway this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Sorken Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sorken earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.97% less than the national average, earning 315,053 kr per year; in United States they earn 34.48% more than the national average, earning $58,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.33% less than the national average, earning $46,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sorkenn925/
Shorken923/
Shorkend8664/
Schorken8626/
Sorkin833,262/
Corken83537/
Sürken83174/
Sarken8379/
Sorkyn8371/
Serken8344/
Surken832/
Zorken831/
Jorken831/
Sorcen831/
Sorkina77425/
Shorkin77401/
Sorkyna7780/
Shorkyn7745/
Szorkin7727/
Sharken7727/
Sarkoen7726/
Sorkind7716/
Sorkynd773/
Soorkyn771/
Ssorkin771/
Sarkeen771/
Siurken771/
Sherken771/
Sourkin771/
Sorchen771/
Zorkaen771/
Coorken770/
Surcken770/
Corkenn770/
Surkn734/
Corkn731/
Shorkina71359/
Schürken7179/
Shorkyna7151/
Schörken7139/
Surkienė715/
Scherken712/
Giorgken711/
Schorkin711/
Zorkienė711/
Schurken711/
Sharkeen711/
Sarkin675,407/
Zorkin672,253/
Serkin672,133/
Surkin67906/
Corkin67867/
Zorkyn67233/
Surkyn67182/
Sarkenova67156/
Jorkin6729/
Sarcen6724/
Sorkim6717/
Zarken6712/
Carken677/
Surkenova675/
Şorkin673/
Sarkyn673/
Serqen671/
Sorkinova671/
Jarken671/
Sorcin671/
Shchorkin671/
Schurkent671/
Sürkin671/

Sorken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sorken in the Russian language
Соркенsorken-

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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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  • 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 Sorken
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