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 surname Sorrento occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorrento? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 331,076th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,518,377 people. Sorrento is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Sorrento live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 39 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 466 people, or 1 in 777,809. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 40 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 20 percent are found and New Jersey, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States Sorrento exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 33 percent are found and Argentina, where 7 percent are found.

Sorrento Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sorrento surname are 11.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.44% registered to vote for the political 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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