Sorter Surname

508,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Sorter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6141:590,32448,194
Norway111:467,48139,375
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guam11:160,1214,893
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:231,42319,482

Sorter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sorter is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 508,499th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,316,065 people. The last name Sorter is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Sorter are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 614 people, or 1 in 590,324. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Iowa, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Alabama, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 2 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.

Sorter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sorter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sorter surname grew 283 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sorter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sorter surname are 27.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.68% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sorter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.27% less than the national average, earning 317,455 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.96% less than the national average, earning $42,303 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shorter9213,656/
Sortier928/
Sortere922/
Soorter921/
Sourter920/
Sorther920/
Sorte918,697/
Schorter86138/
Shortier866/
Shorther862/
Sourther861/
Shortter860/
Shortger860/
Serter832,726/
Sarter831,148/
Corter831,016/
Shorte83190/
Sortes83174/
Sorthe8396/
Sortet8383/
Sortie8375/
Sortez8374/
Surter8326/
Sortey8321/
Sourte8312/
Sortea8310/
Sortee838/
Sortir835/
Sorteh834/
Sortre831/
Sortep831/
Szorte831/
Schoorter801/
Schortier800/
Sarteur77274/
Shortes77273/
Sertier77272/
Shortte77216/
Shurter77215/
Sarther77146/
Shortie77104/
Sartier7779/
Sherter7770/
Sharter7767/
Hjorter7765/
Shortey7762/
Joorter7717/
Scarter776/
Suurter776/
Sartere775/
Chorter772/
Shortee772/
Scerter772/
Corrter771/
Corteir771/
Corther771/
Cortter771/
Siarter771/
Serteer771/
Surther771/
Sortees771/
Sortire771/
Szerter771/
Sartter771/
Cordter770/
Zortier770/
Saurter770/
Shortir770/
Corteer770/
Sarte7310,724/
Sorti73940/
Sorta73280/
Sorty7333/
Zorte7327/
Sorté731/
Schurter711,202/
Shortess71168/
Sertterh7139/
Schortje7115/
Scherter7115/
Sharteer7110/
Shartier719/
Sarthehr717/
Shortiey713/
Shortire713/
Shurtier712/
Courteer711/
Scharter711/
Shertter711/
Sourthez711/
Shorthes711/
Shourtes710/
Carter67665,686/
Sartie676,514/
Zortea672,271/
Sartre671,406/
Shorty671,190/
Sartee67544/
Sarthe67338/
Sorthi67305/
Schartier67260/
Sortui67242/
Chorte67175/
Soorty67149/
Sortiz67146/
Sourty67126/
Sarteh67119/
Soorti67106/
Zortee67103/
Soorta6776/
Zarter6774/
Shorthair6768/
Sortti6749/
Sortoi6747/
Sharte6745/
Sortha6743/
Sartes6736/
Schurtter6735/
Shorta6733/
Sortuj6729/
Sourti6727/
Sartje6722/
Zerter6720/
Shorti6717/
Sartea6715/
Sartep6714/
Sortis6712/
Sourta6712/
Sartet678/
Saarte677/
Sortyo675/
Cárter675/
Shorteeth673/
Siarte672/
Schartert672/
Scharther672/
Xarter671/
Sahartier671/
Schurther671/
Shorthead671/
Shaharter671/
Zorteh671/
Sartez671/
Zoirte671/
Sortio671/
Ssarte671/
Sartir671/
Sarted671/
Suorty671/
Sartei671/
Scherhter671/
Sartte671/
Jarter670/

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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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  • 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 Sorter
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