Sorrento Surname

331,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Italy

Sorrento Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who came from Sorrento, in Napoli.

Sorrento Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4661:777,80960,305
Italy3681:166,18725,326
Argentina761:562,41340,543
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Canada451:818,79163,991
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
France181:3,690,151224,666
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Sorrento (39) may also be a first name.

Sorrento Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who came from Sorrento, in Napoli.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sorrento Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sorrento occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sorrento click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorrento? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 331,076th most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,518,377 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Sorrento are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sorrento is also the 1,637,361st most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 39 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 466 people, or 1 in 777,809. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 40 percent live, Massachusetts, where 20 percent live and New Jersey, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 33 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.

Sorrento Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sorrento last name are 11.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.44% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sorrento earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 9.1% less than the national average, earning €27,297 per year; in United States they earn 10.53% more than the national average, earning $47,691 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning $49,761 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sorriento94490/
Sorento9360/
Corrento8820/
Surrento8816/
Soriento8813/
Sorentos881/
Serrento881/
Sarrento881/
Sorrenta881/
Sornto8612/
Sarriento822/
Sarento80246/
Corento80164/
Surento80100/
Jorento806/
Serento804/
Sorntho801/
Sorinto801/
Saarento7563/
Sariento7546/
Siorenta7523/
Corentto7519/
Saurento7510/
Sahrento7510/
Serentou752/
Saremnto751/
Carrento751/
Seruento751/
Seriento751/
Siorentas7198/
Corrintho717/
Sornta715/
Corinto67413/
Surinto67212/
Sarntoy6788/
Sarinto6740/
Serenta6724/
Surenta6711/
Serinto678/
Sorntha675/
Corenta673/
Carento672/
Cerento672/
Sorinta671/
Zorntou671/
Zorntos671/
Scarnto671/
Zarento671/
Sarenta671/
Sorntat671/

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