Sörhus Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sörhus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sörhus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden111:895,16066,831
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Sorhus (43) are calculated separately.

Sörhus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sörhus is found most in Sweden. It may also appear as: Sorhus. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sörhus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sörhus are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Sörhus is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 895,160. In Sweden Sörhus is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 73 percent live, Kalmar County, where 9 percent live and Östergötland County, where 9 percent live. Besides Sweden this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent live and Norway, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sorhus9443/
Sörhuus9221/
Serhus8353/
Sarhus8324/
Sörhult778/
Sorhuss770/
Sarhuis770/
Serus733,345/
Sarus73315/
Sorus7370/
Sörup736/
Sarhu735/
Jörus731/
Sierhuis71237/
Sierhaus716/
Serhoush711/
Soerhuus711/
Sherchus710/
Saraus671,339/
Seraus67300/
Serrus67201/
Saruis6795/
Seruis6793/
Sarrus6781/
Sarahu6755/
Sharhu6750/
Serhuş6737/
Sorush6724/
Sjöros6718/
Soruis6716/
Sjörud6710/
Sharus679/
Sjörup678/
Sarush677/
Soreus675/
Sherus674/
Saerus671/
Serush671/
Shorus671/
Serahu671/
Sereus671/
Serchu671/
Sarhuş671/
Serohu671/
Soraus671/
Shorcheus671/
Schorhaus671/
Sareus670/

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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 Sörhus
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