Sortehaug Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sortehaug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Sortehaug 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
Norway441:116,87015,419
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
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  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Sortehaug Demographics

Average Sortehaug Salary in
Norway

314,514 kr

Per year
Rank:
34,600 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000645144
Rank: 19,978 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
90.88%
Sample size: 16 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

View the highest/lowest earning families in Norway

Sortehaug Last Name Facts

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

Sortehaug has its highest incidence in Norway. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sortehaug? popularity and diffusion

Sortehaug is the 2,580,327th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Sortehaug live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Sortehaug is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 116,870. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 86 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 11 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 2 percent reside. Beside Norway this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Sortehaug Last Name Statistics demography

Sortehaug earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.12% less than the national average, earning 314,514 kr per year.

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
Sortiuk634/
Shartiag5919/
Zortyuk5010/
Sertyuk503/

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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 Sortehaug
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