Sombre Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sombre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sombre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
France111:6,038,429280,838
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Sombré (14) are calculated separately.

Sombre (29) may also be a first name.

Sombre Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sombre is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Sombré. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sombre.

How Common Is The Last Name Sombre? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,020,555th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Sombre is mostly found in Oceania, where 33 percent of Sombre are found; 33 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 33 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Sombre is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held given name globally, held by 29 people.

The last name Sombre is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea Sombre is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 93 percent reside and Madang, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Sombre occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent reside and France, where 13 percent reside.

Sombre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sombre has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sombre surname rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sombre Last Name Statistics demography

Sombre earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sombré9414/
Sombrea92328/
Sombret92267/
Sombres9220/
Sombrey929/
Soumbre928/
Shombre920/
Sombr911/
Zombre839,828/
Sombra838,397/
Sambre83911/
Combre83310/
Sumbre8368/
Sembre8325/
Sombry8319/
Sombri8314/
Sombrh835/
Sonbre832/
Jombre832/
Sombrio772,378/
Siembre77220/
Shambre7750/
Sombray7743/
Sambrea7741/
Sambrey7729/
Sambree7718/
Sambrée7715/
Sambres7712/
Zombreu777/
Sambhre777/
Sambrie776/
Shembre776/
Zombres775/
Sumbrey775/
Sembrie773/
Sombhra773/
Sombris773/
Zoumbre773/
Sgombri773/
Coombre772/
Chombre772/
Sonbree771/
Soumbri771/
Sanmbre771/
Siambre771/
Coumbre771/
Sombrid771/
Soumbra771/
Sembrea771/
Szombra771/
Sumbrea771/
Combrey770/
Sambr7318/
Sonbr732/
Schembre71401/
Satimbre71299/
Satembre7156/
Schambre7130/
Shumbres7122/
Shambrey7118/
Shambree717/
Shembrey713/
Scambrey711/
Shenmbre711/
Shambrie711/
Thjombre711/
Shambrer710/
Shambrge710/
Zombra673,825/
Cambre672,942/
Zambre671,019/
Sambra67499/
Sambri67488/
Jambre67407/
Sumbry67341/
Sumbri67223/
Xambre67124/
Sumbra6760/
Zombri6741/
Zumbre6738/
Sembri6725/
Jombry6714/
Zombré6710/
Zonbre6710/
Schembrie678/
Zembre678/
Sanbre677/
Combri674/
Jombri674/
Combry673/
Sonbra673/
Shambr672/
Sambry672/
Satimbrre671/
Zombry671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sombre
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