Sorknes Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sorknes Surname User-submission:

The Sorknes surname comes from the name of a farm in Hedmark county, Grue parish, Eastern Norway.

Sorknes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1221:42,1506,019
United States241:15,102,456529,929
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Sorknes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sorknes surname comes from the name of a farm in Hedmark county, Grue parish, Eastern Norway.

- gracehoper

Sorknes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sorknes is most common in Norway. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sorknes.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorknes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,459,453rd most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Sorknes are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 42,150. In Norway Sorknes is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 93 percent reside, Western Norway, where 4 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 3 percent reside. Other than Norway Sorknes exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Sorknes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sorknes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sorknes last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sorknes Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sorknes earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.77% less than the national average, earning 305,334 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sorkness93189/
Sorkner861/
Sherkness7548/
Sharkness7526/
Sherknies751/
Serknis713/
Sherknis6710/
Sharknis674/
Sarknay571/
Sharkna571/

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