Sorungbe Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Sorungbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorungbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4351:407,22521,289
England211:2,653,24194,788
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sorungbe Last Name Facts

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

Sorungbe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sorungbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorungbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sorungbe is the 654,010th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Sorungbe live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 435 people, or 1 in 407,225. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 61 percent are found, Lagos, where 21 percent are found and Oyo, where 4 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent are found and Ireland, where 0 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Sorungbe
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