Somby Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Somby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2181:23,5883,095
Finland181:305,37222,464
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Somby (30) may also be a first name.

Somby Last Name Facts

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

Somby occurs most in Norway. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Somby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,009,375th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname Somby occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Somby are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia. Somby is also the 1,911,214th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 30 people.

The last name Somby is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 23,588. In Norway it is mostly found in: Northern Norway, where 77 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 11 percent live and Western Norway, where 11 percent live. Besides Norway it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 7 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Somby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Somby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Somby last name decreased 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sombay9155/
Sombey9120/
Somboy9117/
Sombhy911/
Soumby911/
Shomby911/
Sombaya835/
Soumbey833/
Shombey832/
Szombay831/
Schomby831/
Sombooy831/
Somba8011,631/
Sombe806,512/
Sombi804,224/
Comby801,611/
Samby801,009/
Sumby80210/
Sonby8034/
Jomby8020/
Semby8018/
Sombé8018/
Sombhaya771/
Zsomboys771/
Schombey770/
Sombie735,654/
Shombe735,073/
Sombai732,071/
Combey731,783/
Shomba731,185/
Sonbay731,133/
Samboy731,074/
Comboy73997/
Sumbay73772/
Sembay73692/
Sambay73610/
Jomboy73231/
Sombes73157/
Sambey73144/
Sehmby73132/
Combay73130/
Shamby73120/
Soombe73106/
Somboi73101/
Soumbi7398/
Soimba7396/
Djomby7386/
Sambuy7377/
Soumba7363/
Sembey7357/
Sumbuy7355/
Shombi7350/
Sambhy7347/
Soumbe7339/
Sembhy7337/
Coomby7335/
Somber7330/
Sombea7328/
Saumby7318/
Combyh7317/
Sombee7317/
Siombe7312/
Scamby7312/
Sombei7311/
Zombay739/
Shemby738/
Ssomba737/
Sombet736/
Sumboy736/
Zombey735/
Sambyo735/
Sonnby735/
Sombio734/
Siombi734/
Sambyi734/
Somway733/
Soomba733/
Ssombe733/
Sambiy732/
Sombha732/
Commby732/
Sonboy732/
Soombi732/
Sombeh732/
Sombih732/
Somboa732/
Scombe731/
Sombhe731/
Sohmba731/
Siomba731/
Szomba731/
Combiy731/
Zombiy731/
Seemby730/
Sambys730/
Shumby730/
Sumbey730/
Shoombe671,896/
Sambaya671,327/
Zoumbey67877/
Shambay67697/
Sehmbey67218/
Shomber67159/
Soumbai67154/
Schamby67121/
Chombey67110/
Samboys6791/
Zoumbay6765/
Shambuy6759/
Sumbaya6757/
Sambaiy6744/
Chombay6726/
Schombi6725/
Szomber6723/
Sambeyt6720/
Shamboy6720/
Shomboi6719/
Sambhay6716/
Coombey6715/
Sombait6711/
Siomber6711/
Shombet6711/
Sehmbhy6710/
Sounmbi6710/
Sconboy679/
Shambey678/
Coombay678/
Szombayová676/
Sombhai674/
Soumber674/
Shambhy674/
Shembey673/
Shoumbi673/
Soumbie673/
Shumbay673/
Sombhaa673/
Shomway672/
Sounmbe672/
Soumbeu672/
Djombey672/
Joumbey672/
Suimbay672/
Satmbay671/
Sombaia671/
Shombai671/
Shombha671/
Semmbey671/
Seembay671/
Sumbhay671/
Ssambay671/
Combohy671/
Sambahy671/
Zoumboy671/
Somuhoy671/
Sonnboy671/
Shambiy671/
Siombit671/
Shombui671/
Soumbet671/
Soumboi671/
Sounbay671/
Saambey671/
Saumbay671/
Schombe671/
Shonbay671/
Sotembe671/
Shanmby671/
Jasmbay671/
Somways670/
Sombist670/

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Footnotes

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