Sorton Surname

481,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Martin

Sorton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4041:164,41325,618
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
England741:752,94741,527
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Saint Martin81:4,394114
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England991:246,21618,027
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Sorton Last Name Facts

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

Sorton occurs most in France. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 481,056th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 10,515,939 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Sorton live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Sorton is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 404 people, or 1 in 164,413. In France it is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 47 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 20 percent are found and Grand Est, where 12 percent are found. Beside France this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Sorton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sorton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sorton last name grew 403 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sorton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sorton last name are 14.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sorton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 191.51% more than the national average, earning R 692,736 per year; in United States they earn 19.46% less than the national average, earning $34,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.22% more than the national average, earning $63,208 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shorton9233/
Sortong922/
Scorton922/
Sorrton921/
Sourton921/
Scourton8616/
Sorthong8611/
Schorton860/
Corton833,050/
Sarton83988/
Serton83171/
Sortan83111/
Sortun8329/
Zorton837/
Surton835/
Jorton833/
Sortom830/
Sourtoing8010/
Schortgon800/
Scarton772,132/
Sharton77396/
Sortant7769/
Scortan7751/
Corthon7726/
Sherton7722/
Hjorton7717/
Shortan7716/
Jhorton7712/
Sarthon7711/
Sartong7710/
Sortane779/
Chorton779/
Sarhton775/
Sortune775/
Sortaan774/
Sorthun774/
Saarton773/
Sartont771/
Xhorton771/
Sutrton771/
Cortton771/
Sartone771/
Sorthan771/
Soortan771/
Siarton771/
Surtong771/
Shurton771/
Sertton770/
Coorton770/
Scharton71736/
Schurton7134/
Sarttong715/
Sarthong713/
Scartton713/
Soortaan711/
Scarrton711/
Sartoing711/
Shartton711/
Sharrton710/
Shortgan710/
Chorrton710/
Carton6714,965/
Cortan671,133/
Sartan67473/
Sortum67327/
Surtan67270/
Sertan67224/
Sartun67147/
Jarton6746/
Şortan6738/
Cortón6730/
Jortan6718/
Šarton678/
Chorthong673/
Sartthong673/
Sartonova672/
Zortan672/
Sartonová672/
Sardthong671/
Shorthand671/
Sartom671/
Zarton671/
Saurthong671/
Sortam671/
Schartong671/
Chourtong671/
Hjorthohn670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sorton
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