Sorokin Surname
Approximately 109,942 people bear this surname
Sorokin Surname User-submission:
Version 1. What does the name Sorokin mean?
The basis of the Sorokin surname was the worldly name of Soroka. Last name Sorokin is formed from the non-church male name of Soroka. Such 'bird' names were very popular in the old days.
Read More About This SurnameSorokin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 99,102 | 1:1,454 | 101 |
| Kazakhstan | 4,023 | 1:4,395 | 622 |
| Belarus | 2,650 | 1:3,585 | 396 |
| Uzbekistan | 996 | 1:31,053 | 4,354 |
| United States | 624 | 1:580,864 | 47,547 |
| Israel | 538 | 1:15,906 | 2,382 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 304 | 1:19,647 | 3,423 |
| Estonia | 253 | 1:5,225 | 546 |
| Germany | 210 | 1:383,359 | 35,976 |
| Canada | 121 | 1:304,509 | 28,133 |
| Turkmenistan | 102 | 1:53,815 | 1,031 |
| Argentina | 98 | 1:436,157 | 32,981 |
| Poland | 97 | 1:391,843 | 42,551 |
| Lithuania | 93 | 1:32,630 | 5,699 |
| Transnistria | 86 | 1:5,520 | 1,002 |
| Azerbaijan | 79 | 1:122,141 | 3,904 |
| Moldova | 60 | 1:59,356 | 8,286 |
| Tajikistan | 57 | 1:147,135 | 1,618 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Georgia | 42 | 1:89,180 | 8,323 |
| Finland | 38 | 1:144,650 | 13,416 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Latvia | 18 | 1:113,891 | 16,101 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Armenia | 12 | 1:244,182 | 6,167 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 1:634,446 | 25,919 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Abkhazia | 5 | 1:48,573 | 2,868 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
The alternate forms: Sorókin (3) & Sorokiń (1) are calculated separately.
Sorokin Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Version 1. What does the name Sorokin mean?
The basis of the Sorokin surname was the worldly name of Soroka. Last name Sorokin is formed from the non-church male name of Soroka. Such 'bird' names were very popular in the old days. Moreover, Forty in ancient times symbolized luck and was a bird of pleasure. The popping magpie was thought to bring good news and news that guests would come. Therefore, the surname Sorokin is one of the hundred most frequent Russian surnames. According to another, less plausible version, the surname is the nickname of the Forty, which could be given to a chatty person. Magpie, eventually got the name Sorokin.
Version 2. The history of the origin of the surname Sorokin.
Patronymic sorokin, i.e. 'The son of Magpie' from the common Russian non-church male name Soroka. (For the frequency of Russian names from the names of birds, see questions about the site.) The surname Sorokin belongs to the hundred most frequent Russian surnames. (H) But they could also be formed from the nickname of a magpie - a talkative person (again, by analogy with a bird). Shrike is another bird, gray is small but predatory. (Distance)
Version 3.
Patronymic Sorokin, that is, the 'son of the Magpie' from the common Russian non-church male name of the Magpie. (For the frequency of Russian names from the names of birds, see Sokolov.) The surname Sorokin belongs to the hundred most frequent Russian surnames.
Version 4.
The name Sorokin comes from pre-Christian times, from ancient times, dating back to tribal relations. Events were predicted by the behavior of birds (since they were approaching deities while flying. In confirmation: a magpie magpie in English is a magic bird. That is, a predictor bird. Apparently, a person with corresponding qualities was defined in the same way. Two-digit - belonging to the priestly group of the clan tribe.
- andrewfedulovSorokin Demographics
Average Sorokin Salary in
United States
$46,828 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sorokin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sorokin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sorokin (Georgian: სოროკინი, Russian: Сорокин) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Sorókin or Sorokiń. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sorokin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,157th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,285 people. The last name Sorokin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Sorokin live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 73 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 99,102 people, or 1 in 1,454. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent reside, Moscow, where 6 percent reside and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Other than Russia this surname occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.
Sorokin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Sorokin surname is principally Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (93%) in Belarus, Orthodox (80%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (100%) in Kyrgyzstan, Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.
In The United States Sorokin are 8.33% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 55.1% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sorokin earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.53% more than the national average, earning $46,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.81% more than the national average, earning $68,965 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sorokin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sorokin in the Georgian language | ||
| სოროკინი | sorokini | 88.46 |
| სოროკინ | sorokin | 11.54 |
| Sorokin in the Russian language | ||
| Сорокин | sorokin | - |
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