Somby Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Somby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 218 | 1:23,588 | 3,095 |
| Finland | 18 | 1:305,372 | 22,464 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Somby (30) may also be a first name.
Somby Demographics
Average Somby Salary in
United States
$16,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Somby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Somby is most common in Norway. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Somby.
How Common Is The Last Name Somby? popularity and diffusion
Somby is the 1,009,375th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Somby live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia. Somby is also the 1,911,214th most widespread first name globally, borne by 30 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 218 people, or 1 in 23,588. In Norway Somby is mostly found in: Northern Norway, where 77 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 11 percent are found and Western Norway, where 11 percent are found. Other than Norway this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 7 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.
Somby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Somby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Somby last name declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Somby Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Somby earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 12.8% less than the national average, earning 301,797 kr per year and in United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.
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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 Somby
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