Šorn Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1801:13,8203,298
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
England11:55,718,059489,080
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Sorn (1,482) are calculated separately.

Šorn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šorn has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It can also appear as a variant: Sorn. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šorn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šorn is the 1,248,410th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname Šorn occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šorn live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Šorn is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 13,820. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Central Slovenia, where 53 percent reside, Savinja, where 26 percent reside and Upper Carniola, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Slovenia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 1 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sorn921,482/
Šorin891/
Šorina802/
Šouren801/
Zorn7520,614/
Šornová7379/
Šorienė7328/
Soren67515,852/
Zorin6727,578/
Sorin6710,668/
Zoryn672,355/
Sorne671,076/
Chorn67506/
Šurin67213/
Šarin67127/
Sourn67100/
Soryn6791/
Šurýn6772/
Zoren6772/
Shorn6751/
Soern6741/
Šurín6723/
Sohrn6714/
Sorng6713/
Szorn6713/
Xorin6711/
Soorn6710/
Sornn677/
Zornn676/
Sornk673/
Sorén673/
Sornc672/
Şorin671/
Šuryn671/
Zorhn671/
Sorín671/
Siorn671/
Xoryn671/
Sornd671/

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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 Šorn
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