Sortum Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sortum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sortum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3151:146,60311,727
United States121:30,204,911765,334

Sortum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sortum has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sortum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 841,044th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 22,286,073 people. Sortum occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sortum reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Sortum is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 146,603. In Kenya it is primarily found in: West Pokot County, where 86 percent are found, Nandi County, where 12 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Sortum exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Sortum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sortum surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Sortum earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cortum83107/
Sartum8343/
Sortun8329/
Sortom830/
Corthum7724/
Sortune775/
Sorthun774/
Scartum770/
Courtum770/
Schartum7133/
Sorton67693/
Sartun67147/
Cartum6727/
Jartum671/
Sartom671/
Sartune6264/
Shorton6233/
Carthum6226/
Shartun6214/
Sartung627/
Sorrton621/
Sourton621/
Sarthom621/
Sartuin621/
Schartun576/
Sartusen572/
Chartume572/
Shartung571/
Xharthum571/
Schorton570/
Schartung53113/
Schartune534/
Sarton50988/
Zartun50135/

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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 Sortum
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