Sors Surname

354,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Sors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2531:184,79112,935
France2361:281,45243,215
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
Argentina811:527,69638,577
Mexico681:1,825,38517,952
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Hungary441:223,09718,334
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England91:6,190,895170,599
India61:127,844,230863,365
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

The alternate forms: Šorš (67) are calculated separately.

Sors (121) may also be a first name.

Sors Last Name Facts

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

Sors (Hindi: सोरस, Russian: Сорс) is carried by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Šorš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sors? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 354,295th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,095,955 people. The last name Sors occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Sors live; 27 percent live in Western Europe and 25 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 848,089th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 121 people.

The surname is most widespread in Spain, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 184,791. In Spain it is most common in: Catalonia, where 88 percent are found, Asturias, where 6 percent are found and Basque Country, where 4 percent are found. Not including Spain this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also common in France, where 23 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Sors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sors has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Sors surname expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sors Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sors surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sors earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.23% less than the national average, earning R 104,004 per year; in United States they earn 10.93% less than the national average, earning $38,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.51% less than the national average, earning $47,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sours892,536/
Sorse891,312/
Soors89605/
Soers89238/
Shors89101/
Scors8928/
Sorst8927/
Sorsh896/
Sohrs893/
Sjors892/
Siors891/
Jsors891/
Sorrs890/
Šorš8367/
Schors80286/
Sjoers80266/
Sorsch8055/
Shorsh8050/
Sourse8026/
Szorsz8014/
Zsorzs808/
Shorst806/
Shoers802/
Sotrrs801/
Shorse801/
Soorsh801/
Shours800/
Shoirs800/
Scours800/
Shoors800/
Sourst800/
Shorrs800/
Sorshe800/
Cors751,713/
Sars751,222/
Sers751,027/
Jors75997/
Särs75108/
Surs7557/
Zors752/
Sorx751/
Schoors73473/
Shchors73149/
Schoers7339/
Sorsova7328/
Sorsche7311/
Schorsh736/
Scorsch736/
Schorss731/
Shorsch731/
Schorst731/
Shoorsh731/
Sorce675,044/
Schorsch672,093/
Siers671,616/
Seers671,164/
Coors671,163/
Surse67404/
Sarse67253/
Saers67176/
Saurs67113/
Sjörs6796/
Joors6790/
Suurs6784/
Giors6780/
Jorse6779/
Shars6764/
Seurs6759/
Chors6757/
Sorch6756/
Saars6756/
Sarsh6749/
Jorsz6743/
Zoers6741/
Jorss6737/
Shers6733/
Zours6733/
Sorje6733/
Jorås6731/
Sorze6726/
Corrs6725/
Corss6723/
Jorsh6723/
Sörås6722/
Siars6719/
Sursh6716/
Sarst6714/
Jorsø6714/
Särås6712/
Jorst679/
Jours678/
Sarrs678/
Zorse677/
Shorsova675/
Serrs675/
Zorsh674/
Zhors674/
Corsh673/
Sehrs673/
Zorzs673/
Scars672/
Jorrs672/
Sersh672/
Surst672/
Szars672/
Suërs672/
Sarås672/
Cuors671/
Suorsova671/
Suhrs671/
Sursj671/
Coërs671/
Hsers671/
Surss670/
Shurs670/
Scers670/

Sors Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sors in the Hindi language
सोरसsorasa-
Sors in the Russian language
Сорсsors-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Sors
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis