Somes Surname
Approximately 1,581 people bear this surname
Somes Surname Definition:
From the Flemish, Somerset; a personal name.
Somes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 759 | 1:477,548 | 40,495 |
| Philippines | 406 | 1:249,355 | 37,348 |
| Indonesia | 93 | 1:1,422,034 | 96,891 |
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| Australia | 83 | 1:325,249 | 27,873 |
| Canada | 74 | 1:497,913 | 42,460 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 148 | 1:164,698 | 14,111 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 339 | 1:148,138 | 13,775 |
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.
Somes Demographics
Somes Political Affiliation
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United States
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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
Somes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somes in the Bengali language | ||
| সোমেশ | somesa | - |
| Somes in the Hindi language | ||
| सोमेस | somesa | - |
| Somes in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାେମସ | esaemasa | - |
| Somes in the Marathi language | ||
| सोमेस | somesa | 63.64 |
| सोमस | somasa | 27.27 |
| सॉमेस | somesa | 9.09 |
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Footnotes
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