Sorunke Surname

192,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sorunke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorunke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,1121:83,8745,922
England371:1,505,89364,828
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Sorunke (42) may also be a first name.

Sorunke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sorunke (Marathi: सोरुंके) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorunke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 192,807th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,338,317 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Sorunke live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sorunke is also the 1,566,439th most common given name worldwide It is held by 42 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,112 people, or 1 in 83,874. In Nigeria Sorunke is mostly found in: Ogun, where 69 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Oyo, where 2 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Sorunke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (74%) in Nigeria.

Sorunke earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.32% more than the national average, earning $58,819 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shorunke931,301/
Sorounke9350/
Sourunke932/
Sorunk920/
Shorounke8834/
Shorunkeh883/
Soronke86196/
Sarunke864/
Sorunki863/
Sorumke861/
Shorunk861/
Shoronke80308/
Serungke808/
Sorunque808/
Shorunks801/
Sharunke801/
Soruunka801/
Sorung7713/
Shoronkee752/
Chorounke751/
Shoronnke751/
Zoraunker751/
Sarunce7194/
Sourung7110/
Sotrung714/
Zorunka712/
Soronka711/
Surunkai67198/
Schorung6742/
Surunque6727/
Sorunqui672/
Jarungke671/
Soronkai671/

Sorunke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sorunke in the Marathi language
सोरुंकेsorunke-

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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
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  • 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 Sorunke
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