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 is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Sorensen, Sörensén or Sõrensen. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sörensen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 92,998th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,419,191 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Sörensen reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most widespread in Sweden, where it is held by 2,413 people, or 1 in 4,081. In Sweden Sörensen is most prevalent in: Skåne County, where 28 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 22 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Sweden this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 46 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.
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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