Soenmez Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Soenmez Surname User-submission:

The surname Sönmez means 'never fades,' '

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Soenmez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Soenmez Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Sönmez means 'never fades,' 'does not extinguish,' or 'immortal'. It is derived from Turkish root sönmek (to fade/extinguish) and the negative suffix -mez (not).

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Soenmez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Soenmez is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soenmez? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Soenmez reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 4,025,273. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 70 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent are found and Bavaria, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Germany it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 10 percent are found and Switzerland, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonmez921,257/
Senmez9217/
Syonmez86109/
Saenmez861/
Schoenmetz8217/
Sönmez77122,751/
Sünmez771,314/
Sinmez77510/
Sønmez7715/
Sunmez7710/
Sonmes772/
Synmez771/
Saenmee7176/
Soemmer7112/
Sounmes712/
Saenmei711/
Sönmecz711/

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