Sorvaag Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sorvaag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorvaag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:7,249,179331,838
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Sorvaag Last Name Facts

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

Sorvaag is most common in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorvaag? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sorvaag is the 2,312,869th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname Sorvaag is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Sorvaag live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States it is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 42 percent live, North Dakota, where 34 percent live and South Dakota, where 12 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Sorvaag Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sorvaag last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Sorvaag earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 16.41% less than the national average, earning R 198,648 per year and in United States they earn 46.13% more than the national average, earning $63,054 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soervaag931/
Sorvag927/
Servag771/
Sorbag771/
Sorvak770/
Sorvakova7515/
Sarvagh71111/
Sourbag7135/
Jarvaag714/
Sharvag711/
Survagh711/
Sorbaugh670/

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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 Sorvaag
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