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 last name Sors (Hindi: सोरस, Russian: Сорс) is found in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Šorš. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sors? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 354,295th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,095,955 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Sors live; 27 percent live in Western Europe and 25 percent live in Iberian Europe. Sors is also the 848,089th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 121 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 184,791. In Spain it is primarily concentrated in: Catalonia, where 88 percent live, Asturias, where 6 percent live and Basque Country, where 4 percent live. Besides Spain this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in France, where 23 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Sors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sors has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sors surname increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sors Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sors surname 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

  • 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
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  • 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
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