Where Does The Last Name Sorong Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Sorong has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorong? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 734,496^th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 18,496,309 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Sorong live; 70 percent live in Southeast Asia and 70 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sorong is also the 1,116,575^th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 75 people.

Sorong is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 281 people, or 1 in 470,638. In Indonesia Sorong is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 43 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 27 percent reside and Maluku, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

Sorong Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Sorong has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sorong last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.