Sorsen Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sorsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Sorsén (24) are calculated separately.

Sorsen Last Name Facts

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

Sorsen is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Sorsén. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,649,806th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Sorsen are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Sorsen is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 3,124,646. In The United States Sorsen is most common in: Michigan, where 28 percent reside, South Dakota, where 15 percent reside and Arizona, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Sorsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sorsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sorsen surname increased 829 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sorsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sorsen last name are 27.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.91% being registered with the political party.

Sorsen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.43% less than the national average, earning $38,648 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sorsén9424/
Szorsen926/
Soorsen924/
Sorssen921/
Soersen920/
Sorzsen920/
Sorsn913/
Shoorsen861/
Sorschen861/
Sorsieng861/
Sarsen834,316/
Sorgen83850/
Sersen83554/
Corsen83128/
Sursen8345/
Sorson8320/
Jorsen8310/
Sorsan832/
Sorcen831/
Sorsem831/
Sorzen831/
Sjursen771,197/
Scorsin77265/
Sourgen77248/
Jorssen77221/
Corssen77131/
Sorsone7771/
Sorgent7757/
Shorson7742/
Siersen7735/
Shursen7733/
Sorgend7715/
Coorsen7713/
Saarsen778/
Sarsuen777/
Sorjeng775/
Sorsing774/
Sourzen774/
Serszen772/
Scorson772/
Siursen771/
Sorchen771/
Joërsen771/
Sourjen771/
Soursan771/
Serhsen771/
Sorsang771/
Corrsen770/
Soursin770/
Joursen770/
Saersen770/
Jorsgen770/
Soerson770/
Sersn730/
Szerszen71437/
Serschen71148/
Sharshen71123/
Coorssen7148/
Shorshin7146/
Sierszen7130/
Shorshyn719/
Coursien715/
Shorshan715/
Schorgen714/
Chorssen714/
Shortgen713/
Chorseng713/
Szorgent712/
Sarsheen711/
Jorjasen711/
Sierssen711/
Shorsuun711/
Shorshon711/
Szorgend711/
Sarhseen711/
Seerssen710/
Soursant710/
Scharsen710/
Sorschon710/
Corson679,179/
Sarsenova676,073/
Corsin67946/
Sarsan67458/
Corsan67428/
Schortgen67295/
Carsen67277/
Sürgen67255/
Surgen67206/
Sargen67180/
Sersan67170/
Sarsin67143/
Sarsın67135/
Zersen67118/
Jorgen67117/
Corsyn6787/
Sorgin6786/
Sursin6777/
Jarsen6756/
Corßen6754/
Sarjen6744/
Sorjan6740/
Sarzen6739/
Shorshina6738/
Sorcan6732/
Zarsen6729/
Jorsin6727/
Jorsan6725/
Sarcen6724/
Jorson6723/
Corzen6722/
Sorzan6719/
Cersen6716/
Surjen6711/
Zorgen678/
Sersin678/
Surzen677/
Sorjin677/
Shorshyna676/
Sarsem674/
Serseń674/
Sarhsn674/
Sorsom674/
Sorzon672/
Sorcon672/
Sursan672/
Corsén672/
Zorsin672/
Jordsn671/
Corcen671/
Zorsan671/
Çersen671/
Sorcin671/
Sourshand671/
Sürsin671/
Sursem671/
Corsín671/
Sharhseen671/
Corsnn670/
Schorshausen670/

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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 Sorsen
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