Sorson Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Sorson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Sorson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sorson occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Sorson occurs mostly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Sorson reside; 70 percent reside in Australasia and 70 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most commonly used in Australia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,928,264. In Australia Sorson is mostly concentrated in: South Australia, where 100 percent live. Outside of Australia Sorson exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.

Sorson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sorson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sorson Last Name Statistics demography

Sorson earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sorsone9271/
Shorson9242/
Soerson920/
Shorshon861/
Sorschon860/
Sarson831,734/
Sorsen83121/
Sorsén8324/
Surson8312/
Sorsom834/
Sorsan832/
Sorzon832/
Sorcon832/
Shurson77254/
Sjurson7736/
Sharson7712/
Sarsoun7711/
Szorsen776/
Sourzon775/
Soorsen774/
Sursson774/
Sarsong772/
Sarsone771/
Sorssen771/
Sorsang771/
Sarrson771/
Soursan771/
Zsarson771/
Chorson770/
Sarsion770/
Sarsson770/
Soersen770/
Saurson770/
Sorzsen770/
Sharshon71180/
Sourjohn7183/
Shurzson7122/
Shorshun717/
Shorshan715/
Szarszon714/
Shorsuun711/
Sorgione711/
Saarsson711/
Sarschon711/
Schorjon711/
Suursoon711/
Sursoing711/
Shoorsen711/
Soorjoun711/
Shursoon710/
Soursant710/
Sjursson710/
Schurson710/
Sarsen674,316/
Sarcon671,057/
Zorzon67557/
Sarsan67458/
Sarsın67135/
Saršon67118/
Sarjon6764/
Surcon6753/
Sursen6745/
Sorjan6740/
Sorcan6732/
Surjon6719/
Sorzan6719/
Sæþórsson6717/
Øssursson677/
Sarsom676/
Sorsunova673/
Sarsun672/
Zarson672/
Sursan672/
Shoirzhon671/
Sorcen671/
Sursom671/
Sursounth671/
Sarzon671/
Zorsan671/
Sorsem671/
Sourshand671/
Sarsonova671/

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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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  • 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 Sorson
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