Sortland Surname

417,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sortland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sortland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway5611:9,166981
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Canada551:669,92054,285
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sortland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sortland is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sortland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sortland? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sortland is the 417,776th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,759,070 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Sortland live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 561 people, or 1 in 9,166. In Norway it is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 63 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 18 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Norway Sortland is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Sortland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sortland surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sortland earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.09% more than the national average, earning 370,630 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.09% less than the national average, earning $39,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $49,167 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shortland942,780/
Shortlands891/
Cortland88158/
Jortland886/
Sartland880/
Hjortland82503/
Cortlandt8226/
Shortlang820/
Sartlan8030/
Saartlaund781/
Cartland75479/
Sartlyan7513/
Sortillon71458/
Hjartland7143/
Chartland7111/
Sortellon712/
Saartlaun711/
Sortillón711/
Sartlanova6710/
Cartlond630/
Saartlong591/
Chartlant591/
Schartlon590/
Chartlon502/

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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 Sortland
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