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

Sormo is found most in Cameroon. It may also occur as: Sörmo. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sormo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 43 percent of Sormo live; 43 percent live in Central Africa and 39 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Sormo is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 17 people.

Sormo is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,038,453. In Cameroon Sormo is most frequent in: Adamawa Region, where 45 percent live, Far North Region, where 45 percent live and East Region, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon Sormo occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 30 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live.

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
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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 Sormo
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