Sory Surname

16,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Sory Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso28,3751:64788
Ivory Coast1,7611:13,1011,062
Indonesia5461:242,21522,246
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
United States3961:915,30068,789
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Niger1421:135,1555,116
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
France1331:499,41969,818
Benin651:159,00916,217
Belgium581:198,21826,032
Guinea441:268,9501,053
Senegal191:767,3342,735
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
India81:95,883,173728,828
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

Sory (82,366) may also be a first name.

Sory Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sory (Arabic: سورى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﺭﻱ, Hindi: सोर्य, Russian: Соры) is carried by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sory? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 16,944th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 222,473 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Sory live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sory is also the 12,074th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 82,366 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 28,375 people, or 1 in 647. In Burkina Faso it is mostly concentrated in: Cascades Region, where 93 percent are found, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 2 percent are found and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Burkina Faso this surname occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Sory Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sory has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 381 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sory Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sory are 7.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sory earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.62% less than the national average, earning $41,154 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soury892,278/
Soriy891,903/
Sorry891,309/
Sorey891,120/
Scory89569/
Sorys89409/
Siory89386/
Soray89300/
Soory89206/
Sohry89154/
Shory89135/
Soryo8981/
Soery8959/
Soroy8950/
Soryč896/
Zsory895/
Soryi894/
Sotry893/
Soiry893/
Soryz892/
Ssory891/
Szory891/
Suory891/
Soraya8016,077/
Shorey804,340/
Soiray80865/
Scorey80786/
Sorych80408/
Shoury80330/
Schory80235/
Shorys80182/
Sorrey8037/
Soraiy8037/
Sorycz8031/
Scoury8028/
Shoiry8028/
Zsorey8027/
Sorysz8027/
Soutry8025/
Shoory8025/
Sorysh8023/
Souray8022/
Sourry8018/
Sotrey8012/
Sotray8010/
Souruy8010/
Soirey8010/
Soorey808/
Sourey806/
Sorgey806/
Sorryz805/
Shoray805/
Scorry805/
Shorry804/
Sorgay804/
Sorray804/
Sorroy803/
Shoryi803/
Soryoh802/
Sgoury802/
Sooray802/
Shoery801/
Sooruy801/
Souroy801/
Soreyt801/
Sorayz801/
Sorohy801/
Sosray801/
Sorriy801/
Sourys801/
Szorys801/
Shoryo801/
Sorhay801/
Soroyt801/
Sootry801/
Soryts801/
Sore75105,040/
Sery7535,136/
Sora7529,963/
Sori7521,036/
Cory7511,268/
Sary7510,893/
Sury754,406/
Jory753,699/
Zory75150/
Sáry75143/
Soré7533/
Sorí756/
Süry756/
Sorj754/
Sorá754/
Žory754/
Sorè751/
Súry751/
Souraya731,365/
Shotrey73240/
Shoraya7388/
Schorey7385/
Soiraya7339/
Sorahiy7336/
Shchory7328/
Shoutry7322/
Scourey7320/
Sourrys7318/
Soraaya7312/
Shoreys7310/
Sorzhey739/
Shotray738/
Schorry737/
Soyraya735/
Sorahay734/
Sorraya733/
Shorrey732/
Szchory732/
Sorouhy732/
Sooraya731/
Shotriy731/
Sorgaya731/
Soroysh731/
Southry731/
Sourray731/
Shouroy731/
Shourry731/
Souriey731/
Souyrys731/
Sourrey731/
Sauoury731/
Sjoraya731/
Schoray730/
Souri6739,501/
Shore6726,738/
Corey6726,170/
Serry6719,130/
Saray6713,130/
Soura679,842/
Corry679,069/
Sorge679,039/
Sorio676,219/
Shora674,998/
Seery674,748/
Suruy674,208/
Seryi673,816/
Sorra673,736/
Suryo673,678/
Seryy673,553/
Soret673,371/
Sariy673,308/
Coroy673,220/
Sarry673,202/
Serey673,008/
Shery672,931/
Shary672,833/
Szary672,668/
Soris672,255/
Shori672,163/
Soora672,092/
Soori671,920/
Zoury671,786/
Joury671,750/
Sorgi671,696/
Seray671,668/
Coray671,639/
Seroy671,422/
Saury671,289/
Score671,206/
Joray671,142/
Saroy671,121/
Soroa671,078/
Sorri671,062/
Soire671,045/
Sorza67974/
Sorre67928/
Suray67849/
Jorry67820/
Saryo67819/
Zoryi67796/
Suryi67747/
Sorai67723/
Surry67711/
Sores67706/
Suriy67661/
Joory67540/
Chory67509/
Siori67505/
Surey67490/
Sahry67486/
Sorea67455/
Soure67450/
Sarey67385/
Sotre67381/
Soree67362/
Shury67360/
Siora67344/
Saary67320/
Sorie67307/
Sohre67287/
Zsori67284/
Soore67261/
Sohri67258/
Suroy67256/
Suryś67247/
Sarhy67202/
Saryi67196/
Sáray67185/
Coory67182/
Sorée67181/
Sotri67177/
Sorez67165/
Soreh67164/
Seury67159/
Soraj67155/
Soiri67152/
Soere67141/
Sorer67127/
Soroi67121/
Sorip67110/
Siore67108/
Jorey67107/
Siery67102/
Zoray6799/
Soira6797/
Zoriy6784/
Süray6781/
Soraa6774/
Ziory6774/
Satry6773/
Siary6772/
Zorzy6772/
Siury6771/
Saáry6768/
Sorzi6756/
Surys6753/
Soroj6752/
Sorei6751/
Southrey6749/
Soeri6747/
Şoray6746/
Jasry6739/
Seriy6738/
Sorje6733/
Soorj6731/
Sorid6731/
Sasry6726/
Sorze6726/
Sorha6724/
Sorej6723/
Sorep6723/
Sorit6722/
Suora6722/
Sgori6721/
Sorih6721/
Sosri6720/
Sorhi6720/
Giory6718/
Sjary6718/
Zsáry6718/
Suhry6714/
Sorhe6714/
Zotry6714/
Szora6713/
Dcory6712/
Sorij6711/
Zorey6710/
Saery679/
Sarys678/
Šorys678/
Sáróy678/
Sored677/
Szery677/
Sojra677/
Joryd677/
Seruy677/
Soreu676/
Sorui676/
Sorré676/
Scary675/
Soyra675/
Soriz675/
Serhy675/
Suori675/
Saryd675/
Saruy674/
Soyre674/
Jorøy674/
Saryt674/
Coiry674/
Çoray674/
Shchorys674/
Szore673/
Jhory673/
Coruy673/
Suryy673/
Cuory672/
Zorry672/
Scori672/
Jorys672/
Ssora672/
Soreś672/
Soiré672/
Zsary672/
Zoory672/
Suore672/
Djory672/
Sutry671/
S'Ary671/
Jorhy671/
Sjorj671/
Shorj671/
Szori671/
Soyri671/
Sarzy671/
Zoryo671/
Joiry671/
Saryy671/
Zoroy671/
Sorii671/
Sotré671/
Sorzè671/
Sorèa671/
Sorèe671/
Soréa671/
Shourayh671/
Shoré671/
Soyré671/
Saryć671/
Saryś671/
Schorrys671/
Szury671/
Saryp671/
Zsàry671/
Sgary671/
Soruj671/
Joryy671/
Scery670/
Sehry670/

Sory Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sory in the Hindi language
सोर्यsorya-
Sory in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻮﺭﻱswry90
ﺳﻮﺭﻯswry10
Sory in the Russian language
Сорыsory-
Sory in the Arabic language
سورىswry-

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