Somes Surname

250,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Philippines

Somes Surname Definition:

From the Flemish, Somerset; a personal name.

Somes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7591:477,54840,495
Philippines4061:249,35537,348
Indonesia931:1,422,03496,891
England861:647,88437,755
Australia831:325,24927,873
Canada741:497,91342,460
India491:15,654,396253,566
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:164,69814,111
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3391:148,13813,775

The alternate forms: Someš (2) are calculated separately.

Somes (2,386) may also be a first name.

Somes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Flemish, Somerset; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Somes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Somes (Bengali: সোমেশ, Hindi: सोमेस, Marathi: सोमेस, Oriya: େସାେମସ) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Someš. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somes? popularity and diffusion

Somes is the 250,767th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,609,453 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Somes live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Somes is also the 151,987th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 2,386 people.

The surname Somes is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 759 people, or 1 in 477,548. In The United States Somes is most numerous in: Michigan, where 17 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Massachusetts, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 26 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Somes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Somes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Somes last name grew 224 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Somes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Somes last name are 0.34999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.88% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Somes earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.99% more than the national average, earning $47,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.12% less than the national average, earning $44,655 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Someš932/
Somesh91517/
Somese9131/
Soimes9127/
Sgomes9114/
Sommes918/
Shomes914/
Somets914/
Siomes914/
Somões913/
Someus912/
Soumes912/
Soomes911/
Somies911/
Somess910/
Somees910/
Some89182,845/
Sommese831,074/
Soomets83209/
Schomes837/
Suomies837/
Someshe836/
Soumesh833/
Sommesh831/
Sommeus831/
Soymeus831/
Soumess830/
Shome8011,924/
Comes806,539/
Somer805,455/
Somed802,284/
Sames801,885/
Somei801,737/
Somme801,128/
Sosme80890/
Soume80852/
Semes80495/
Jomes80292/
Soome80210/
Somhe80194/
Somet80171/
Somey80134/
Sumes80124/
Somie80111/
Somea8096/
Somis8047/
Someu8036/
Someh8029/
Somee8027/
Somez8027/
Soyme8027/
Soime8026/
Siome8022/
Somej8012/
Somge809/
Zomes806/
Somje804/
Somec804/
Ssome802/
Soïme802/
Somep802/
Sohme801/
Suome801/
Somex801/
Sommer73121,480/
Coomes733,411/
Shames732,268/
Siemes731,861/
Samets731,485/
Suomie731,478/
Shomer731,340/
Sumesh731,152/
Coumes731,109/
Semmes73658/
Sumets73652/
Soomer73589/
Sommet73517/
Soumey73491/
Shemes73470/
Soumis73344/
Sommee73289/
Shomet73274/
Commes73263/
Soumer73244/
Soumet73158/
Szames73150/
Samões73137/
Sammes73107/
Soymer7391/
Comess7389/
Soumie7387/
Semesh7369/
Samesh7367/
Semeus7364/
Seemes7339/
Siames7338/
Jasmes7337/
Sommeh7336/
Somysh7334/
Samges7332/
Somech7330/
Sameys7330/
Somyos7329/
Samies7325/
Siomer7325/
Soimis7324/
Sommie7324/
Siomis7323/
Chomes7320/
Samees7318/
Jsames7317/
Someer7315/
Shomeh7315/
Scomis7314/
Scemes7313/
Samess7313/
Semess7313/
Soomet7312/
Summes7312/
Scames7311/
Sumese7311/
Samese739/
Sotmis739/
Jomesh738/
Semies738/
Sommey738/
Somysz738/
Soomäe738/
Soimer738/
Soumei738/
Schome737/
Soimee737/
Shomee736/
Sommez735/
Siomet734/
Sjames734/
Sosmea734/
Shoume734/
Soymee734/
Shomey733/
Somish733/
Shomei733/
Soymie733/
Siomme733/
Sshome733/
Jomets732/
Sameas732/
Someet732/
Sommis732/
Soomee732/
Shomed732/
Coymes732/
Shomme732/
Giomes732/
Sohume732/
Szomer732/
Someit732/
Soumeh731/
Saumes731/
Sohmet731/
Somedh731/
Somerz731/
Sometz731/
Sommec731/
Semeis731/
Sumest731/
Sumeus731/
Samest731/
Joimes731/
Soumea731/
Sohmez731/
Soosme731/
Somais731/
Josmes731/
Joumes731/
Someuh731/
Somiea731/
Somije731/
Soimez731/
Soimie731/
Siomea731/
Sameis731/
Tjomes731/
Sumies731/
Djomes731/
Some'e731/
Someeh731/
Somehy731/
Sommei731/
Sumões731/
Somoey731/
Sommed731/
Saames731/
Sehmes731/
Someat731/
Someee731/
Shomis731/
Comesh730/
Jommes730/
Soomis730/
Sohmie730/
Comeis730/
Joomes730/
Shomesova7177/
Soma67141,357/
Somi6715,793/
Same6715,460/
Shemesh679,472/
Somy671,649/
Shemeis67468/
Zome67419/
Schemes67398/
Soummer67263/
Shemies67224/
Shamess67177/
Choimes67166/
Somé67150/
Shemees67125/
Shemeas67123/
Schames67103/
Samesch67100/
Sameest6762/
Scoumis6750/
Somj6749/
Shamets6745/
Samhesh6745/
Sommerz6741/
Suimets6739/
Semesch6734/
Shumets6732/
Sommise6729/
Shoumer6728/
Shamesh6725/
Shammes6718/
Shoimer6716/
Soumois6715/
Semmies6712/
Soumise6711/
Shommer6710/
Saumets679/
Shamees679/
Soummey678/
Joumees678/
Sameesh677/
Shoomer676/
Shoumei676/
Shomehr676/
Schumes675/
Summese675/
Szojmer675/
Shumesh675/
Sammies675/
Somá675/
Soomeer675/
Sammesh674/
Sumeesh674/
Gioumes674/
Sametts673/
Saemesh673/
Soumeeh673/
Siemesz673/
Shomiea673/
Schomme673/
Summets673/
Sahames673/
Coomees672/
Sommerr672/
Soummei672/
Shomish672/
Somaheu672/
Sametse672/
Ssommer671/
Shoymer671/
Samease671/
Chommes671/
Jomeeds671/
Jomeese671/
Commess671/
Xome671/
Schomis671/
Sommais671/
Shosmer671/
Shoumee671/
Semmees671/
Shamese671/
Summees671/
Sumeash671/
Suymets671/
Soumeïa671/
Sameese671/
Sameits671/
Schoume671/
Szemmes671/
Chomest671/
Soummed671/
Chomese671/
Shomeit671/
Samehes671/
Someith671/
Soimise671/
Shemess671/
Shahmes671/
Çome671/
Jasmees671/
Sohmetz670/
Summeis670/
Shoomey670/
Schomey670/

Somes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somes in the Bengali language
সোমেশsomesa-
Somes in the Hindi language
सोमेसsomesa-
Somes in the Oriya language
େସାେମସesaemasa-
Somes in the Marathi language
सोमेसsomesa63.64
सोमसsomasa27.27
सॉमेसsomesa9.09

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