Sorof Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Sorof Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
Sorof (458) may also be a first name.
Sorof Demographics
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Sorof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sorof Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sorof occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sorof? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,203,767th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 42 percent of Sorof are found; 42 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 42 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 398,932nd most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 458 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea Sorof is most common in: Northern, where 100 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.
Sorof Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sorof last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.
Sorof earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 93.85% more than the national average, earning $83,646 USD per year.
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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 Sorof
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