Sohnsmeier Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sohnsmeier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Sohnsmeier 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
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Sohnsmeier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sohnsmeier is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sohnsmeier.

How Common Is The Last Name Sohnsmeier? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,485,539th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Sohnsmeier live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 2,683,515. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Besides Germany this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 6 percent live.

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
Sohnsmeyer908/
Johnsmeyer8045/
Jahansmeier761/
Schansmeyer760/
Sansmaier741/
Jahansmeir701/
Shanzmeyer701/
Schanzmeyer67105/
Cansmeyer630/
Zanzmeer561/

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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 Sohnsmeier
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