Sorpa Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Sorpa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 85 | 1:335,070 | 3,683 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sorpa (23) may also be a first name.
Sorpa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sorpa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sorpa (Hindi: सोर्पा, Russian: Сорпа) is held by more people in Nepal than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sorpa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,943,350th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Sorpa reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 23 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nepal, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 335,070. In Nepal Sorpa is mostly concentrated in: Mechi, where 89 percent are found and Koshi, where 11 percent are found. Beside Nepal it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sorpa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sorpa in the Hindi language | ||
| सोर्पा | sorpa | - |
| Sorpa in the Russian language | ||
| Сорпа | sorpa | - |
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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 Sorpa
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