Somer Surname
Approximately 5,455 people bear this surname
Somer Surname Definition:
Alluvial land. Gaelic and Welsh, so for swl or sal, soil, and mer, a lake, water, the sea.
Somer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,854 | 1:41,975 | 4,307 |
| India | 941 | 1:815,160 | 36,412 |
| United States | 614 | 1:590,324 | 48,194 |
| Brazil | 350 | 1:611,641 | 22,776 |
| Argentina | 344 | 1:124,254 | 10,495 |
| Netherlands | 262 | 1:64,455 | 11,064 |
| Canada | 129 | 1:285,625 | 26,641 |
| Philippines | 126 | 1:803,478 | 76,852 |
| Pakistan | 85 | 1:2,101,693 | 19,804 |
| Belgium | 83 | 1:138,514 | 19,805 |
| Poland | 68 | 1:558,952 | 52,372 |
| Slovenia | 49 | 1:50,769 | 8,382 |
| Russia | 38 | 1:3,792,712 | 188,390 |
| Denmark | 38 | 1:148,545 | 13,026 |
| Finland | 36 | 1:152,686 | 13,963 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Mexico | 26 | 1:4,774,085 | 28,474 |
| Croatia | 26 | 1:162,639 | 21,299 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Northern Cyprus | 25 | 1:12,760 | 3,292 |
| Ukraine | 20 | 1:2,276,135 | 151,395 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Czechia | 15 | 1:708,898 | 64,682 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Serbia | 9 | 1:793,883 | 26,061 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 35 | 1:696,439 | 33,013 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 282 | 1:178,080 | 15,904 |
The alternate forms: Sõmer (296), Sömer (56) & Sómer (1) are calculated separately.
Somer (6,688) may also be a first name.
Somer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Alluvial land. Gaelic and Welsh, so for swl or sal, soil, and mer, a lake, water, the sea.
Somer Demographics
Average Somer Salary in
United States
$47,624 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Somer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Somer (Bengali: সোমের, Hindi: सोमेर, Marathi: सोमेर, Russian: Сомер) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Sõmer, Sömer or Sómer. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Somer? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 88,093rd most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,335,939 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Somer reside; 29 percent reside in West Asia and 29 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Somer is also the 79,916th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 6,688 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,854 people, or 1 in 41,975. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Van Province, where 19 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live and Adana Province, where 11 percent live. Besides Turkey this surname occurs in 64 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Somer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Somer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 218 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 6 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Somer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Somer surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Somer last name are 15.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.04% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Somer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.37% more than the national average, earning $47,624 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.83% more than the national average, earning $65,495 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Somer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somer in the Bengali language | ||
| সোমের | somera | - |
| Somer in the Marathi language | ||
| सोमेर | somera | 83.33 |
| सोमर | somara | 16.67 |
| Somer in the Hindi language | ||
| सोमेर | somera | 50 |
| सोमर | somara | 50 |
| Somer in the Russian language | ||
| Сомер | somer | - |
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Somer Reference & Research
Summers FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Summers FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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