Šormaz Surname

461,659th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 731 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šormaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šormaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina4321:8,1861,658
Serbia1821:39,2584,027
Croatia841:50,3419,673
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
Montenegro121:53,2973,355
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Sormaz (772) are calculated separately.

Šormaz Last Name Facts

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

Šormaz is more frequently found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Sormaz. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šormaz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šormaz is the 461,659th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,969,283 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šormaz reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 432 people, or 1 in 8,186. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most common in: Republika Srpska, where 93 percent reside and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 7 percent reside. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 25 percent reside and Croatia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sormaz94772/
Šorma9164/
Šormazová801/
Shormaz774/
Sormacz771/
Sorma731,872/
Zorma73502/
Shorma671,695/
Soorma67436/
Sarmaz67325/
Sormah67227/
Sourma67175/
Sormat6758/
Surmaz6753/
Chorma6742/
Zormaa6725/
Sormas6721/
Sormad6714/
Sormay674/
Zourma671/
Sormea671/
Zormai671/
Xormai671/

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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 Šormaz
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