Sornen Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sornen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sornen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Sornen (46) may also be a first name.

Sornen Last Name Facts

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

Sornen occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sornen? popularity and diffusion

Sornen is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sornen reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sornen is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 46 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sornnen921/
Schornen8657/
Sornin831,086/
Cornen83487/
Sarnen83170/
Sernen8313/
Surnen837/
Jornen830/
Sorning7778/
Shornin7726/
Sarnien7716/
Sournin774/
Suurnen774/
Sornina774/
Sorninn772/
Sornnin771/
Sornnim771/
Sarznen771/
Cournen770/
Sharnen770/
Corneen770/
Shornina7120/
Sharneen714/
Journeng711/
Schernen711/
Sournina711/
Sornning710/
Shorning710/
Surnin672,491/
Surnyn67281/
Sarnin67198/
Cornin67185/
Zornin67162/
Schorning67104/
Sernin6769/
Jarnen6712/
Cornén675/
Carnen675/
Sornim673/
Jornin671/
Sarnyn671/
Saarinnen671/

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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 Sornen
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