Sørø Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sørø Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sørø Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway561:91,82712,640
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Sr (1,470) are calculated separately.

Sørø Last Name Facts

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

Sørø is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Sr. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sørø? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,555,468th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Sørø are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Sørø is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 91,827. In Norway it is most numerous in: Central Norway, where 75 percent are found, Western Norway, where 18 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Turkey, where 2 percent are found.

Sørø Last Name Statistics demography

Sørø earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 11.96% less than the national average, earning 304,700 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sr891,470/
Sørøy89159/
Sør861/
Sørhøy8091/
Sørå7594/
Sorø7516/
Søhr753/
Søraa67182/
Sørra6730/
Sarøe675/

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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 Sørø
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