Sortu Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Sortu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sortu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3141:568,9309,272
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Sortu is most common in Pakistan. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sortu.

How Common Is The Last Name Sortu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sortu is the 763,307th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Sortu live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sortu is also the 458,892nd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 360 people.

It is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 568,930. In Pakistan Sortu is primarily found in: Sindh, where 100 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sortui91242/
Sortuj9129/
Soortu913/
Sortus911/
Shortus8398/
Sorthou831/
Sorteus830/
Sartu80300/
Sertu8068/
Çortu8060/
Surtu8013/
Cortu805/
Schortau7716/
Sorthoup770/
Sertuğ7350/
Sartou7342/
Sartuh7335/
Sertui7310/
Sartus737/
Sarthu734/
Cortau732/
Sartup732/
Chortu732/
Sortoo732/
Shertu732/
Surttu731/
Shartu731/
Corteu731/
Sertuh731/
Surtus730/
Cortou730/
Shorthous710/
Sarthou671,787/
Sartout67127/
Sartous6723/
Shartau6714/
Jourtau6710/
Sartoux677/
Zourtou672/
Courtou672/
Chortou671/
Surtout671/
Sartaux671/
Sartaut671/
Saartou671/
Shartou671/
Sartheu671/
Sartoud671/
Sartuch670/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis