Sorsman Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belgium

Sorsman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorsman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Sorsman Last Name Facts

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

Sorsman (Russian: Сорсман) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorsman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Sorsman occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Sorsman reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Sorsman is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 13,102,096. In Russia it is most common in: Vladimir Oblast, where 45 percent reside, Moscow, where 27 percent reside and Astrakhan Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Beside Russia Sorsman is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Sorsman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sorsman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sorsman last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sorsman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sorsman in the Russian language
Сорсманsorsman-

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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 Sorsman
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