Sorkin Surname
Approximately 3,262 people bear this surname
Sorkin Surname Definition:
(Russian) Descendant of Sorkeh, a pet form of Sarah (princess).
Sorkin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,957 | 1:185,212 | 18,462 |
| Israel | 652 | 1:13,125 | 2,007 |
| Russia | 226 | 1:637,713 | 55,512 |
| England | 100 | 1:557,181 | 34,216 |
| Germany | 46 | 1:1,750,119 | 100,509 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Mexico | 37 | 1:3,354,762 | 24,142 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Belarus | 17 | 1:558,886 | 50,306 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Kazakhstan | 14 | 1:1,263,035 | 68,752 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
The alternate forms: Şorkin (3) are calculated separately.
Sorkin (38) may also be a first name.
Sorkin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Russian) Descendant of Sorkeh, a pet form of Sarah (princess).
Sorkin Demographics
Sorkin Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sorkin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sorkin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sorkin (Georgian: სორკინი, Hindi: सोरकीन, Russian: Соркин) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Şorkin. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sorkin? popularity and diffusion
It is the 137,388th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,234,073 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Sorkin live; 62 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sorkin is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 38 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,957 people, or 1 in 185,212. In The United States Sorkin is most prevalent in: New York, where 19 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Illinois, where 11 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 20 percent reside and Russia, where 7 percent reside.
Sorkin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia.
In The United States Sorkin are 42.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.19% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sorkin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 29.82% more than the national average, earning $56,014 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.94% more than the national average, earning $68,038 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sorkin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sorkin in the Georgian language | ||
| სორკინი | sorkini | - |
| Sorkin in the Hindi language | ||
| सोरकीन | sorakina | - |
| Sorkin in the Russian language | ||
| Соркин | sorkin | - |
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