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

Sørlie is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sørlie.

How Common Is The Last Name Sørlie? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 168,637th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,844,475 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sørlie reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 2,543 people, or 1 in 2,022. In Norway Sørlie is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 84 percent reside, Central Norway, where 7 percent reside and Western Norway, where 6 percent reside. Barring Norway this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found 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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