Sortland Surname
Approximately 832 people bear this surname
Sortland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 561 | 1:9,166 | 981 |
| United States | 195 | 1:1,858,764 | 121,141 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Sortland Demographics
Average Sortland Salary in
United States
$39,658 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sortland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sortland Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sortland is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sortland? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 417,776th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,759,070 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Sortland live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 561 people, or 1 in 9,166. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 63 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 18 percent live and Northern Norway, where 13 percent live. Not including Norway this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
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 national 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shortland | 94 | 2,780 | / |
| Shortlands | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cortland | 88 | 158 | / |
| Jortland | 88 | 6 | / |
| Sartland | 88 | 0 | / |
| Hjortland | 82 | 503 | / |
| Cortlandt | 82 | 26 | / |
| Shortlang | 82 | 0 | / |
| Sartlan | 80 | 30 | / |
| Saartlaund | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cartland | 75 | 479 | / |
| Sartlyan | 75 | 13 | / |
| Sortillon | 71 | 458 | / |
| Hjartland | 71 | 43 | / |
| Chartland | 71 | 11 | / |
| Sortellon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Saartlaun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sortillón | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sartlanova | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cartlond | 63 | 0 | / |
| Saartlong | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chartlant | 59 | 1 | / |
| Schartlon | 59 | 0 | / |
| Chartlon | 50 | 2 | / |
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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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