Sorsa Surname
Approximately 8,186 people bear this surname
Sorsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 5,634 | 1:17,314 | 2,331 |
| Finland | 2,239 | 1:2,455 | 384 |
| Sweden | 131 | 1:75,166 | 5,627 |
| Poland | 45 | 1:844,639 | 65,213 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Šorša (107) are calculated separately.
Sorsa (10,761) may also be a first name.
Sorsa Demographics
Average Sorsa Salary in
United States
$57,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sorsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sorsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sorsa (Arabic: سورسع, Russian: Сорса) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Šorša. For other possible spellings of Sorsa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sorsa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 61,432nd most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 890,245 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Sorsa reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 58,346th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 10,761 people.
The surname Sorsa is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 5,634 people, or 1 in 17,314. Without taking into account Ethiopia it exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 27 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.
Sorsa Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Sorsa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning 239,884 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 81.74% less than the national average, earning R 43,392 per year; in Colombia they earn 104.29% more than the national average, earning $46,378,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 33.26% more than the national average, earning $57,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sorsa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sorsa in the Russian language | ||
| Сорса | sorsa | - |
| Sorsa in the Arabic language | ||
| سورسع | swrs | - |
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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
- 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 Sorsa
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