Sormel Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Philippines

Sormel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sormel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Sormel Last Name Facts

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

Sormel is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sormel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Sormel reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria Sormel is found in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cormel8360/
Surmel836/
Sürmel831/
Cormell77264/
Shurmel77172/
Sharmel7734/
Sörmell779/
Jormell778/
Chormel777/
Sarmell777/
Scarmel774/
Sarmuel774/
Jourmel772/
Surmell771/
Sarmeld771/
Suirmel771/
Sermuel771/
Sarmeel771/
Jormehl771/
Sermiel771/
Schermel7163/
Sharmeel7120/
Scarmell711/
Shermell711/
Scharmel710/
Carmel677,140/
Jarmel67179/
Sermil6713/
Sarmil6713/
Surmil675/
Zermel671/
Surmelova671/
Zarmel671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Sormel
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