Sortkjær Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Sortkjær Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sortkjær 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
Denmark371:152,56013,318
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Sortkjær Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sortkjær is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sortkjær? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sortkjær reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Denmark, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 152,560. In Denmark Sortkjær is primarily found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 41 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 41 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 11 percent live. Apart from Denmark it is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent live.

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
Sortkær9310/
Hjortkjær82197/
Sortkjaer824/
Sortkar804/
Soratkar756/
Sorotkar751/
Sortkuri751/
Soratakar7166/
Soratukar717/
Soratekar711/
Sartkar6736/
Surtkar677/
Soratokoro675/
Srtikar673/
Syrtkar671/
Sirtkar671/
Sartksrt631/
Sortcher631/
Cartker533/
Surdker532/
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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 Sortkjær
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