Sørnsen Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Sørnsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sørnsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Norway51:1,028,45761,363

Sørnsen Last Name Facts

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

Sørnsen is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sørnsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sørnsen is the 3,798,600th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sørnsen are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 256,578. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 50 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 18 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Denmark it is found in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 19 percent live.

Sørnsen Last Name Statistics demography

Sørnsen earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 38.64% less than the national average, earning 212,365 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sørensen9394,869/
Sørenssen8841/
Sørensøen881/
Sørensenn881/
Srensen866,613/
Jørnsen8637/
Sørensn861/
Scrensen804/
Jørensen803/
Sërensen802/
Sreensen801/
Sårensen801/
Søremsen801/
Sørensne801/
Xrnsen772/
Sørensson753/
Sringen7130/
Srenson7111/
Crensen714/
Crynsen711/
Sørengen6772/
Srensson6713/
Jørnsson671/
Screnson671/
Scrensin671/
Shrenson670/

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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 Sørnsen
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