Sours Surname

170,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Sours Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sours Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4871:145,74115,049
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Cambodia81:1,935,8937,100
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6601:76,0898,089

Sours Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sours occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sours? popularity and diffusion

Sours is the 170,055th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,873,638 people. Sours is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Sours reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,487 people, or 1 in 145,741. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 5 percent live, Florida, where 5 percent live and Colorado, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 1 percent live and Iran, where 0 percent live.

Sours Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sours has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sours last name rose 377 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sours Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sours surname are 25.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.86% being registered with the political party.

Sours earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,504 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Souers91696/
Sourse9126/
Shours910/
Sourst910/
Sors891,027/
Surs8957/
Saouers831/
Shouers830/
Souiers830/
Sorse801,312/
Soors80605/
Surse80404/
Soers80238/
Suers80146/
Saurs80113/
Shors80101/
Suurs8084/
Seurs8059/
Zours8033/
Sorst8027/
Sursh8016/
Sorsh806/
Sohrs803/
Surst802/
Sjors802/
Suërs802/
Siors801/
Suhrs801/
Sursj801/
Jsors801/
Surss800/
Shurs800/
Sorrs800/
Sowers7313,595/
Sauers733,664/
Soyars73583/
Schors73286/
Sjoers73266/
Source73102/
Zsurzs7394/
Surshe7384/
Sorsch7355/
Shorsh7350/
Sjursø7329/
Soyers7318/
Szorsz7314/
Sheurs7311/
Zsorzs738/
Shursh736/
Shorst736/
Saurås735/
Schurs734/
Shoers732/
Seuers732/
Seyurs731/
Suersh731/
Surrsh731/
Sotrrs731/
Shuers731/
Shorse731/
Soorsh731/
Sujers731/
Suyers731/
Sourje731/
Sjurse731/
Sayors730/
Soiers730/
Suyars730/
Shoirs730/
Shoors730/
Shorrs730/
Sorshe730/
Shurst730/
Seyors730/
Showers677,063/
Sars671,222/
Schoors67473/
Schuurs67470/
Shchors67149/
Scheurs67125/
Shauers6775/
Schurse6763/
Sauyers6754/
Schoers6739/
Schuers6735/
Chourse6733/
Sorsova6728/
Sursova6721/
Sorsche6711/
Schorsh676/
Shchurs674/
Suggers673/
Zurs673/
Zors672/
Sauyors671/
Schorss671/
Schurst671/
Shorsch671/
Soweers671/
Sauiers671/
Schorst671/
Shoorsh671/
Sorx671/
Soggers670/
Shursch670/
Hsowers670/
Schursh670/
Schaurs670/

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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 Sours
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