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.

Sortehaug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway441:116,87015,419
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Sortehaug Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sortehaug occurs most in Norway. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sortehaug? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,580,327th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Sortehaug is predominantly found 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 commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 116,870. In Norway Sortehaug is most common in: Western Norway, where 86 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 11 percent live and Northern Norway, where 2 percent live. Excluding Norway this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

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

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
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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 Sortehaug
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