Sorong Surname
Approximately 394 people bear this surname
Sorong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 281 | 1:470,638 | 38,844 |
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| Papua New Guinea | 44 | 1:185,312 | 25,733 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Sorong (75) may also be a first name.
Sorong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sorong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sorong occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sorong? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 734,496th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 18,496,309 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Sorong are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,116,575th most widespread first name globally, borne by 75 people.
It is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 281 people, or 1 in 470,638. In Indonesia Sorong is primarily found in: West Java, where 43 percent are found, South Sulawesi, where 27 percent are found and Maluku, where 11 percent are found. Barring Indonesia Sorong is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.
Sorong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sorong has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Sorong
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