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 most frequently in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms: Sörns. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorns? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Sorns occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Sorns are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Sorns is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent are found, Bavaria, where 39 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Germany it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 13 percent are found and Latvia, where 4 percent are found.

Sorns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sorns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sorns last name declined 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sorns
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