Somerfeld Surname

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

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Somerfeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somerfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1041:365,46940,663
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Wales41:773,63329,106
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Somerfeld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Somerfeld (Russian: Сомерфельд) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Somerfeld? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,009,375th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Somerfeld reside; 41 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 41 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Somerfeld is most common in Poland, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 365,469. Beside Poland it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Argentina, where 10 percent reside.

Somerfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Somerfeld has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Somerfeld surname grew 1,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Somerfeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Somerfeld are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Somerfeld earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.98% more than the national average, earning $57,380 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Somerfeld Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somerfeld in the Russian language
Сомерфельдsomerfeld-

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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 Somerfeld
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