Sorns Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Sorns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Sörns (15) are calculated separately.

Sorns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sorns is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Sörns. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorns? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Sorns live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent reside, Bavaria, where 39 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 13 percent reside and Latvia, where 4 percent reside.

Sorns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sorns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sorns last name contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sörns9315/
Sorens9153/
Sorins919/
Scorns918/
Sornse912/
Shorns910/
Soerens83195/
Sorense8336/
Sohrens8323/
Sorrens838/
Schorns835/
Sorenns834/
Sourens830/
Corns803,546/
Jorns80762/
Sarns80169/
Zorns80144/
Serns8090/
Surns805/
Shorinse77209/
Sourense772/
Sorrense771/
Soehrens771/
Sohreens771/
Schorens771/
Southrns770/
Sorrgins770/
Sarens73589/
Jorens73265/
Corens73249/
Zorins73109/
Serens73108/
Zorens7375/
Surins7339/
Serins7337/
Sorenz7320/
Corins7318/
Sarins7317/
Courns7315/
Šorins7315/
Sörens7314/
Surens7310/
Chorns738/
Shurns738/
Sharns732/
Coryns732/
Scarns732/
Sornch732/
Jorèns731/
Coorns731/
Sarnsp731/
Sierns731/
Sornce731/
Cornns731/
Jorhns730/
Surnse730/
Sherns730/
Zourns730/
Sarnse730/
Saurns730/
Suirns730/
Sernns730/
Joirns730/
Saarns730/
Giorns730/
Schoorens71183/
Saerens671,255/
Sierens671,224/
Coorens67200/
Chorens67113/
Sarense6775/
Saurins6773/
Corrins6772/
Serrins6769/
Sarinse6749/
Scharns6729/
Jorrens6724/
Surensh6722/
Sorence6720/
Correns6718/
Sierins6718/
Saurens6713/
Sherins679/
Söhrens678/
Sarrens675/
Shurens673/
Zornsch672/
Corijns672/
Corinsh671/
Surensd671/
Sharens671/
Sorince671/
Sarynsz671/
Satrins671/
Surgins670/
Courins670/
Sherens670/
Serrens670/
Sourenz670/

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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 Sorns
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