Sorø Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Sorø Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorø Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Norway51:1,028,45761,363

The alternate forms: Sor (6,312), Šor (31), Sór (1) & Sôr (1) are calculated separately.

Sorø Last Name Facts

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

Sorø occurs most in Denmark. It may be found as a variant: Sor, Šor, Sór or Sôr. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorø? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sorø live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 513,156. In Denmark Sorø is mostly found in: Region Zealand, where 100 percent are found. Other than Denmark it exists in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 31 percent are found.

Sorø Last Name Statistics demography

Sorø earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 26.92% less than the national average, earning 252,929 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sor956,312/
Šor8631/
Sór861/
Sôr861/
Sore75105,040/
Shor759,537/
Sour758,271/
Soor757,672/
Soer752,005/
Sohr751,612/
Sort75896/
Szor75493/
Sior75261/
Soir75194/
Suor75146/
Sorr7573/
Sorz7555/
Sord7547/
Sorh7546/
Scor7543/
Sotr755/
Sosr753/
Soër753/
Ssor752/
Sgor751/
Sorp751/
Soyr751/
Short67113,655/
Shore6726,738/
Schor673,005/
Shour672,451/
Shoor671,738/
Sourd671,662/
Shorr671,390/
Soire671,045/
Sorre67928/
Soort67525/
Soure67450/
Soore67261/
Sohur67251/
Shoer67196/
Sourt67171/
Shord67148/
Siore67108/
Soord6788/
Sjoer6771/
Sourp6769/
Szohr6761/
Scorr6744/
Shoir6721/
Sourr6719/
Sourh6718/
Sorhe6714/
Scoor6714/
Szort678/
Soorh678/
Szoor676/
Shorp676/
Scuor676/
Sarøe675/
Soihr674/
Soyre674/
Soirh673/
Szore673/
Shuor673/
Soehr672/
Szhor672/
Soorr672/
Shhor672/
Shorh672/
Suord672/
Suore672/
Sothr672/
Soohr671/
Sootr671/
Shorz671/
Sousr671/
Suotr671/
Sorzh671/
Souhr671/
Siorh671/
Sjour671/
Souïr671/
Sarpø671/
Shohr670/
Hsort670/
Soird670/

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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 Sorø
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