Sörensen Surname
Approximately 5,135 people bear this surname
Sörensen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2,413 | 1:4,081 | 392 |
| Germany | 2,344 | 1:34,345 | 4,537 |
| Switzerland | 101 | 1:81,316 | 9,293 |
| Denmark | 55 | 1:102,631 | 9,658 |
| Iceland | 54 | 1:7,039 | 767 |
| Finland | 33 | 1:166,567 | 14,872 |
| Hungary | 24 | 1:409,012 | 27,854 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
The alternate forms: Sorensen (50,380), Sörensén (2) & Sõrensen (1) are calculated separately.
Sörensen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sörensen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sörensen occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Sorensen, Sörensén or Sõrensen. For other possible spellings of Sörensen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sörensen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 92,998th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,419,191 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Sörensen live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Sörensen is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 2,413 people, or 1 in 4,081. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Skåne County, where 28 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 22 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Sweden Sörensen occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 46 percent are found and Switzerland, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sorensen | 96 | 50,380 | / |
| Sörensén | 96 | 2 | / |
| Sõrensen | 96 | 1 | / |
| Sörenssen | 94 | 3 | / |
| Sörnsen | 93 | 142 | / |
| Sörenson | 88 | 88 | / |
| Sarensen | 88 | 67 | / |
| Serensen | 88 | 25 | / |
| Söhrnsen | 88 | 21 | / |
| Sörensenová | 84 | 1 | / |
| Soerensen | 82 | 1,412 | / |
| Sörensson | 82 | 1,104 | / |
| Sorrensen | 82 | 285 | / |
| Sorenssen | 82 | 18 | / |
| Sarrensen | 82 | 6 | / |
| Sorenseen | 82 | 4 | / |
| Ssorensen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Soreensen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sorensenn | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sorenszen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Serrensen | 82 | 0 | / |
| Sornsen | 80 | 152 | / |
| Sarnsen | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sernsen | 80 | 5 | / |
| Serensn | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jörnsen | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sohrenssen | 78 | 22 | / |
| Soerenssen | 78 | 5 | / |
| D'Sorensen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Soernsen | 75 | 19 | / |
| Sorensin | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sorensan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Zorensen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sorenzen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Søernsen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sarensan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Serensin | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sarnssen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sorinsen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sorensson | 71 | 41 | / |
| Soernssen | 71 | 15 | / |
| Soehrnsen | 71 | 11 | / |
| Saarinsen | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sharenson | 71 | 7 | / |
| Soreenson | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sorensonn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sherenson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soerenson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soerenzen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soerinsen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarrenson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sorrensan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Serrenson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sornsin | 67 | 338 | / |
| Sarnson | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sornsan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Soerensson | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sernsin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarinsn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sherrenson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sernson | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sörensen
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