Sorsor Surname

498,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sorsor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorsor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia6011:7,335864
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Turkey211:3,705,78295,296
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sorsor (98) may also be a first name.

Sorsor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sorsor is found most frequently in Liberia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorsor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 498,439th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 11,025,032 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Sorsor reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Sorsor is also the 956,749th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 98 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 601 people, or 1 in 7,335. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 50 percent are found, Lofa County, where 36 percent are found and Margibi County, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Liberia this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Turkey, where 3 percent are found.

Sorsor Last Name Statistics demography

Sorsor earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.7% less than the national average, earning $27,743 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sorschor862/
Sarsor8328/
Corsor839/
Sorzor831/
Jorsor831/
Sorcor831/
Sorsorova8014/
Sarsour776,549/
Sursour771/
Sorchor771/
Shersor771/
Shorshorova717/
Soorsaar713/
Shahrsor713/
Sorsaard712/
Sarshour712/
Sourshar711/
Sarsar674,851/
Sarsur672,534/
Sersar671,213/
Zorzor67468/
Corsar67249/
Corcor67165/
Jarsor67107/
Sorcar6795/
Sursar6717/
Jorjor6716/
Carsor6710/
Sarsorova677/
Sursur673/
Jorsar672/
Sharshour672/
Sorjar671/
Corzor671/
Schorchor670/

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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 Sorsor
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