Sortu Surname
Approximately 374 people bear this surname
Sortu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 314 | 1:568,930 | 9,272 |
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sortu (360) may also be a first name.
Sortu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sortu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sortu occurs most in Pakistan. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sortu.
How Common Is The Last Name Sortu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 763,307th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. The surname Sortu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Sortu reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sortu is also the 458,892nd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 360 people.
The surname is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 568,930. In Pakistan Sortu is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 100 percent live. Aside from Pakistan it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sortui | 91 | 242 | / |
| Sortuj | 91 | 29 | / |
| Soortu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Sortus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shortus | 83 | 98 | / |
| Sorthou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sorteus | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sartu | 80 | 300 | / |
| Sertu | 80 | 68 | / |
| Çortu | 80 | 60 | / |
| Surtu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Cortu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Schortau | 77 | 16 | / |
| Sorthoup | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sertuğ | 73 | 50 | / |
| Sartou | 73 | 42 | / |
| Sartuh | 73 | 35 | / |
| Sertui | 73 | 10 | / |
| Sartus | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sarthu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cortau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sartup | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chortu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sortoo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shertu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Surttu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shartu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Corteu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sertuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Surtus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cortou | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shorthous | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sarthou | 67 | 1,787 | / |
| Sartout | 67 | 127 | / |
| Sartous | 67 | 23 | / |
| Shartau | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jourtau | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sartoux | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zourtou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Courtou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chortou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Surtout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sartaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sartaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saartou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shartou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sartheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sartoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sartuch | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sortu
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