Sørlie Surname

168,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sørlie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sørlie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2,5431:2,022166
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China21:683,660,78330,601
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Sørlie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sørlie occurs most in Norway. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sørlie? popularity and diffusion

Sørlie is the 168,637th most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,844,475 people. The surname Sørlie occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sørlie are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 2,543 people, or 1 in 2,022. In Norway Sørlie is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 84 percent reside, Central Norway, where 7 percent reside and Western Norway, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Norway this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 0 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Sørlie Last Name Statistics demography

Sørlie earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning 359,127 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sørli911,566/
Sørlid8327/
Sørlle8323/
Scrlie831/
Srli804/
Shrli733/
Srlep731/
Srles731/
Shrle730/
Chrlie6722/
Jørler6713/
Schrli678/
Shrley675/
Srhlit673/
Srllep673/
Szrlej672/
Srelle671/
Srille671/
Shrlet671/
Shrlee671/
Shrlia671/
Schrle671/

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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 Sørlie
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