Sorsogon Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Sorsogon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sorsogon Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines581:1,745,487112,199
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Sorsogon Last Name Facts

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

Sorsogon is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorsogon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,506,728th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Sorsogon live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 93 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 1,745,487. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Bicol, where 43 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 19 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 17 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corcogon751/
Sirsigoen712/
Sorsanghan678/
Sorsken670/
Carsagon631/
Sarjagan501/

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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 Sorsogon
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