Somervaille Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Somervaille Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somervaille Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Australia311:870,82953,581
England61:9,286,343223,652
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Somervaille Last Name Facts

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

The last name Somervaille occurs in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somervaille? popularity and diffusion

Somervaille is the 2,237,939th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name Somervaille occurs mostly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Somervaille are found; 88 percent are found in Australasia and 88 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Somervaille is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 141,510. In New Zealand it is most numerous in: Auckland Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including New Zealand Somervaille exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 43 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Somervaille Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Somervaille has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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 Somervaille
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