de Somer Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Somer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Somer Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2341:49,1317,995
Australia1001:269,95724,430
France71:9,488,960336,266
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

de Somer Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Somer is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of de Somer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Somer? popularity and diffusion

The surname de Somer is the 796,486th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of de Somer reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname de Somer is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 234 people, or 1 in 49,131. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 91 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 7 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Belgium this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 28 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

de Somer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de Somer has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Soomer9479/
de Somere9474/
de Sommer9420/
de Some934/
de Zomer885/
de Somme883/
de Shome881/
de Somes880/
de Commer8251/
da Some8012/
de Soma801/
de Somma75172/
de Samie7558/
de Semir7523/
de Seume7513/
de Samet751/
de Saume751/
de Schuymer7482/
de Schuimer741/
de Schuymere7013/
de Schuijmer709/
de Sama6732/
Da-Some6711/
de Sami678/
da Same672/
de Szameit671/
da Somi671/
di Somma634,115/
de Samui6316/
de Chame631/
da Sioma631/
da Somma631/
de Jamir631/
da Samir631/
de Samaha591/
de Chames591/
de Chaume591/
da Sami53200/
da Samy5315/
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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
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  • 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 de Somer
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