Sorsa Surname

61,432nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Finland

Sorsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia5,6341:17,3142,331
Finland2,2391:2,455384
Sweden1311:75,1665,627
Poland451:844,63965,213
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England251:2,228,72284,230
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
France31:22,140,907385,998
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Šorša (107) are calculated separately.

Sorsa (10,761) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suorsa911,104/
Scorsa9173/
Sorsia9114/
Sorsha917/
Sorsai917/
Soursa916/
Sorssa916/
Sorrsa911/
Sorsea911/
Sorsay910/
Šorša87107/
Soursas8347/
Sorseah8318/
Sorsaia8315/
Soorsat834/
Sorsaja833/
Shorsat832/
Soirsat831/
Soorsai831/
Soursia831/
Sorsaut831/
Sorshay831/
Sorhsai831/
Sorse801,312/
Sarsa801,048/
Sorza80974/
Corsa80935/
Sorsy80525/
Sorca80481/
Sursa80172/
Sorso80150/
Sorja80134/
Sersa8095/
Sorsi8064/
Jorsa8049/
Zorsa809/
Soursais779/
Shchorsa772/
Soursaux771/
Scorza734,904/
Sarsah731,922/
Sersah73633/
Sorgia73468/
Scorca73302/
Sersea73264/
Sarsaz73130/
Soorja73114/
Sorges73102/
Shorja7386/
Corsau7378/
Sorgea7374/
Giorsa7360/
Scorso7349/
Sersha7346/
Sorcis7346/
Sarsha7338/
Siarsa7329/
Sourse7326/
Sarsağ7326/
Sarsat7324/
Sorjay7324/
Sarsad7322/
Sarsia7322/
Sorjah7316/
Sorsie7315/
Sorset7312/
Sharsa7311/
Sorser7310/
Sorjas7310/
Zorsha7310/
Chorsa7310/
Sursat738/
Suorza738/
Sorsey737/
Sorsih736/
Soorsy735/
Sersai735/
Sorshy734/
Sarsai733/
Sarssa733/
Sorseh733/
Sorzai733/
Sorsit733/
Sorces732/
Sursia732/
Corsah732/
Sursha732/
Sourza732/
Sorgis732/
Sorcha732/
Sorsoo732/
Sursad731/
Sorsee731/
Saursa731/
Corsaa731/
Corsay731/
Shursa731/
Shorza731/
Sursai731/
Sursay731/
Szorsy731/
Corsea731/
Shorse731/
Sarsay731/
Sorsio731/
Serssa731/
Scarsa731/
Jorsat731/
Zorsia731/
Sordja731/
Sorsou731/
Sersay731/
Sarsaa731/
Sorrja731/
Sorsoi731/
Sorssi731/
Sursau730/
Sorshe730/
Sourseaux711/
Sourjah671,737/
Sarshad67621/
Soursos67539/
Sourzat67505/
Sharsha67429/
Shursha67359/
Soursou67337/
Scorcea67166/
Sursaut6796/
Zorshah6758/
Shordja6748/
Sorsher6747/
Scorzza6742/
Schorse6736/
Shersha6736/
Shorser6730/
Sourges6728/
Schorsy6726/
Sorsich6721/
Sorseth6719/
Sourzes6715/
Sourzai6714/
Corseau6713/
Sorsche6711/
Scorsio678/
Zsurzsa678/
Jorsais678/
Schorza677/
Sarshah677/
Sourgia676/
Sgorcea675/
Shorshi675/
Chorsay675/
Sourcis675/
Surshha674/
Sarshat674/
Shorsoo673/
Shorzai673/
Sourdja673/
Sorchai673/
Shorgia673/
Seersha672/
Sursath672/
Sorsyth672/
Sorsser672/
Sershah672/
Sursaia672/
Sarsaph672/
Sarshaz672/
Surshah672/
Sarsaid672/
Shersay671/
Shersah671/
Sarsaut671/
Shoursi671/
Sharsah671/
Suirsat671/
Sursaid671/
Sorshet671/
Sorshey671/
Coursay671/
Sorsier671/
Sorgiaa671/
Suursha671/
Shorsee671/
Sources671/
Sarsaad671/
Sarssah671/
Saarsai671/
Sorgets671/
Sorgess670/
Shortca670/
Sursatt670/
Shorsey670/

Sorsa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sorsa in the Russian language
Сорсаsorsa-
Sorsa in the Arabic language
سورسعswrs-

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