Sormo Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Finland

Sormo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sormo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Finland141:392,62226,475
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Sörmo (5) are calculated separately.

Sormo (17) may also be a first name.

Sormo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sormo is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Sörmo. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sormo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Sormo are found; 43 percent are found in Central Africa and 39 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held forename globally It is held by 17 people.

This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,038,453. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Adamawa Region, where 45 percent are found, Far North Region, where 45 percent are found and East Region, where 5 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 30 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sörmo935/
Soormo9183/
Sourmo912/
Sormoo911/
Sormoi911/
Sormoux831/
Sormoss831/
Sorma801,872/
Sarmo80511/
Sermo80300/
Cormo8055/
Jormo807/
Zormo803/
Sormouth770/
Shorma731,695/
Sormaz73772/
Soorma73436/
Sormah73227/
Sourma73175/
Sharmo73163/
Sarmoy7393/
Sormat7358/
Shermo7342/
Sormas7321/
Sarmou7315/
Sormad7314/
Scarmo7311/
Sarmoi7310/
Sarmoo738/
Cormoș737/
Sarmoh736/
Giormo735/
Zormot735/
Sermoo734/
Sermoh734/
Surmgo733/
Djormo733/
Sermuo732/
Szurmo732/
Sarmod731/
Sármos731/
Surmoi731/
Cormìo731/
Chormo731/
Sermoy731/
Sarmot731/
Zormoh731/
Serrmo731/
Seermo731/
Sarmouh67289/
Sarmout67165/
Zormott6792/
Shoorma6741/
Chormos6732/
Sharmos6731/
Shormah6724/
Shormas6723/
Sohrmat6719/
Sharmou6712/
Shermou678/
Jormoup674/
Shormaz674/
Sorhmat674/
Sharmoi673/
Suormaa672/
Schermo672/
Sourmad671/
Sahrmoh671/
Sormacz671/
Sarmoud671/
Sourmat671/
Sourmma671/
Sharmoh671/
Sharmoa671/
Sormach671/
Sharmoz671/
Shourma671/
Shormma671/

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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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  • 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 Sormo
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