Sorour Surname

12,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Sorour Surname User-submission:

Srour or Sorour, means 'happiness' or 'pleasure' in arabic.

Sorour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt15,8941:5,784721
Yemen9,1191:2,898445
Lebanon6,2231:906164
Saudi Arabia3,4581:8,9231,241
Jordan3,3201:2,663530
Palestine2,3641:1,924384
Syria2,3021:8,384810
United Arab Emirates1,1041:8,2991,037
Iraq6501:53,8792,073
Kuwait5401:7,038984
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
South Africa2491:217,58122,863
Qatar2371:9,9491,090
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Oman831:44,4332,669
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
England241:2,321,58686,519
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Macau11:601,6301,582
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Sorour (29,527) may also be a first name.

Sorour Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Srour or Sorour, means 'happiness' or 'pleasure' in arabic.

- josephsrour

Sorour Last Name Facts

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

Sorour occurs most in Egypt. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sorour click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorour? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,148th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 157,599 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Sorour reside; 64 percent reside in West Asia and 34 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Sorour is also the 28,223rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 29,527 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 15,894 people, or 1 in 5,784. Barring Egypt this last name exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 20 percent live and Lebanon, where 13 percent live.

Sorour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Shiite (69%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Sorour surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sorour earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.78% more than the national average, earning R 386,832 per year; in United States they earn 11.26% more than the national average, earning $48,006 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.95% less than the national average, earning $41,761 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sourour921,939/
Sorrour921/
Shorour921/
Soror915,412/
Sorur91244/
Shoorour8694/
Sourrour861/
Souroure861/
Soroor831,564/
Sarour831,369/
Surour83240/
Sorgor83144/
Sorhor8333/
Sorore8326/
Sorror8324/
Sororr839/
Shoror832/
Sorure831/
Soruer831/
Sorzor831/
Soeror831/
Sorower771,264/
Sahrour77172/
Zourour7721/
Schoror7721/
Sharour7710/
Sorauer775/
Sarrour774/
Shorore773/
Soroyer772/
Shuoror771/
Sorrore771/
Sarousr771/
Sarzour771/
Sosrurd771/
Zorrour771/
Soruyar771/
Saarour771/
Sohroer770/
Sarur731,267/
Sorar73259/
Zoror7330/
Zorur7312/
Xoror731/
Shahrour718,694/
Sharzour7137/
Sohrauer7130/
Shorower714/
Schoroer714/
Schorror713/
Shurgour712/
Shoruorh711/
Chohrour711/
Shaarour711/
Sororová711/
Zarour674,087/
Souror67719/
Sharur67262/
Sargur67124/
Sourar6757/
Sarzur6743/
Sarure6728/
Sorare6727/
Sorgar6724/
Sahrur6720/
Saroir6718/
Choror6710/
Sorier674/
Sarojr673/
Sorear673/
Saruer673/
Sarusr671/
Shaharour671/
Schoroyer671/
Sohrar671/
Suhrur671/
Saruur671/
Saroer670/
Shorar670/
Soryer670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sorour
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