Sörling Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sörling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sörling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2221:44,3553,494
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Sorling (93) are calculated separately.

Sörling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sörling is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Sorling. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sörling? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,085,744th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sörling are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 222 people, or 1 in 44,355. In Sweden Sörling is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 20 percent live and Gävleborg County, where 14 percent live. Apart from Sweden it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent live and Estonia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sorling9593/
Sjörling934/
Sörlin92383/
Schörling88198/
Serling86259/
Sarling86255/
Jörling86108/
Sörlien8611/
Särling861/
Schjörling821/
Sherling80577/
Szerling8064/
Schörlin8058/
Sharling8032/
Sahrling8018/
Sjerling8010/
Scerling803/
Sierling803/
Shorling802/
Szarling802/
Seurling801/
Sarlin771,520/
Sorlin77986/
Serlin77892/
Sörlén7732/
Sörlen774/
Scherling751,128/
Schorling75592/
Scharling75366/
Schärling7552/
Sheerling751/
Sheurling750/
Sarelling750/
Zarling711,069/
Sherlin71959/
Sharlin71721/
Sorlien71307/
Zerling71189/
Järling7139/
Schaerling7116/
Serlijn717/
Shorlin717/
Sarlien712/
Soerlin711/
Szarlin711/
Schoerling711/
Jährling671,261/
Scherlin67214/
Scharlin67109/
Schärlin6713/
Saharlin675/
Hjärling674/
Zuirling673/
Sherlien671/
Scharlng671/
Zahrling670/

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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 Sörling
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