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

The surname Sors (Hindi: सोरस, Russian: Сорс) occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Šorš. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sors? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sors is the 354,295th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,095,955 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Sors reside; 27 percent reside in Western Europe and 25 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Sors is also the 848,089th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 121 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 184,791. In Spain it is mostly concentrated in: Catalonia, where 88 percent reside, Asturias, where 6 percent reside and Basque Country, where 4 percent reside. Besides Spain it exists in 32 countries. It is also common in France, where 23 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Sors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sors has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sors Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sors last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the 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-

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Footnotes

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