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 is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sortu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 763,307th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Sortu reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 458,892nd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 360 people.
The surname Sortu is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 568,930. In Pakistan it is most common in: Sindh, where 100 percent are found. Barring Pakistan this last name occurs 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
| 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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