Sorokina Surname

5,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111,971 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Sorokina 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.

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Sorokina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia103,1221:1,39894
Kazakhstan2,6071:6,7831,038
Belarus2,5661:3,703421
Uzbekistan1,0231:30,2344,238
Latvia6611:3,101391
Kyrgyzstan4671:12,7892,361
Lithuania2241:13,5472,495
Turkmenistan1761:31,188595
Estonia1501:8,8121,206
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Spain791:591,79827,792
Azerbaijan751:128,6554,030
Moldova721:49,4637,196
Transnistria701:6,7811,299
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Georgia521:72,0307,485
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Canada451:818,79163,991
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Armenia301:97,6733,570
Tajikistan251:335,4682,548
Finland241:229,02918,579
England231:2,422,52489,093
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Bulgaria181:387,71718,370
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
France151:4,428,181244,602
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Israel101:855,76354,181
Norway91:571,36544,190
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
China61:227,886,92811,701
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Abkhazia31:80,9553,593
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tonga11:107,313791
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
San Marino11:33,214932
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Sorokina (10) may also be a first name.

Sorokina 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.

- andrewfedulov

Sorokina Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sorokina (Georgian: სოროკინა, Russian: Сорокина) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorokina? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,045th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,084 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Sorokina are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Sorokina is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 103,122 people, or 1 in 1,398. In Russia Sorokina is most numerous in: Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent are found, Moscow, where 7 percent are found and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Barring Russia Sorokina occurs in 66 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Sorokina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sorokina last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus, Orthodox (95%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (100%) in Kyrgyzstan, Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States Sorokina are 18.59% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 65.36% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sorokina earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 19.77% less than the national average, earning $34,618 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.35% more than the national average, earning $57,308 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sorokinas9410/
Sorockina949/
Sorrokina943/
Sorokhina942/
Soroskina942/
Soorokina941/
Sosrokina941/
Sorokin93109,942/
Sorochkina89530/
Soroshkina8935/
Shorokhina8914/
Sorokinova892/
Shoroskina891/
Sorokyna889,412/
Sarokina88245/
Sorocina8868/
Corokina8830/
Soroukin889/
Sorockin888/
Sorekina884/
Ssorokin883/
Soorokin883/
Sorokino882/
Sorokkin881/
Surokina881/
Sorukina881/
Serokina881/
Szorokin881/
Sorokn864/
Shoroshkina844/
Shorochkina841/
Sorochkin82771/
Sorochina82229/
Surodkina8250/
Surotkina8247/
Soroshkin8235/
Shurokina827/
Sorokienė827/
Sharokina826/
Shoroykin824/
Sorukhina823/
Sarokhina821/
Souroukin821/
Sorokhyna821/
Sorokynas821/
Soroquina821/
Sorokyn808,196/
Sarokin80522/
Soroken8060/
Sorakin8019/
Sorocin8013/
Sorókin803/
Sorokim801/
Sorokiń801/
Sharoykina78246/
Sharokhina78202/
Zorochkina7875/
Sorochkyna7874/
Shoroshkin7815/
Surochkina7810/
Sorokinová788/
Sharoikina786/
Sarochkina783/
Sherokhina783/
Soroshkyna783/
Suroshkina782/
Saroshkina781/
Shorochina781/
Shorokhyna781/
Sorochin75261/
Surakina7513/
Sarakina759/
Sarokyna759/
Surukina754/
Serekina754/
Chorokin754/
Zarokina753/
Sharokin751/
Sarekina751/
Saroçkin751/
Sorocino751/
Surocina751/
Shurochkina74867/
Sharoshkina74133/
Shuroshkina745/
Zhorochkina742/
Suroushkina741/
Sourouchina741/
Sharoykin71173/
Saroiking7181/
Sorakienė7178/
Sharakina7175/
Sorochkyn7166/
Saraskina7157/
Sarazkina7140/
Sherekina7130/
Shurakina7129/
Shurukina7128/
Sarakhina7119/
Surutkina7113/
Zarodkina716/
Saratkina713/
Saerakina713/
Surotkyna713/
Soroshkyn713/
Sarochkin712/
Sharukina712/
Zarokhina711/
Saroshkin711/
Sarukhina711/
Churokina711/
Suraskina711/
Sarokienė711/
Choroškin711/
Schurochkina702/
Shurochkkina701/
Shuroochkina701/
Surushkina67967/
Shurukhina67368/
Shuraskina67173/
Sharakhina67100/
Sharukhina6778/
Sarakin6741/
Sharaskina6727/
Suruchkina6719/
Saroken6717/
Sarakinova6717/
Sharoikyna6717/
Shchurochkina6716/
Sharokhyna6715/
Soracin6713/
Sarokyn676/
Shurochina675/
Sorushkyna675/
Sarockienė674/
Shurakhina673/
Zorochkyna673/
Sharadkina672/
Sherekhina672/
Surashkina672/
Sarukinath671/
Shuratkina671/
Shuruykina671/
Sharochkin671/
Jarochkina671/
Scharoschkina671/
Surochkyna671/
Xarokin671/

Sorokina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sorokina in the Georgian language
სოროკინაsorokina-
Sorokina in the Russian language
Сорокинаsorokina-

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