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
Average Somes Salary in
United States
$47,028 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Someš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Somes? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 250,767th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,609,453 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Somes reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 151,987th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 2,386 people.
The last name Somes is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 759 people, or 1 in 477,548. In The United States Somes is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 17 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 26 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.
Somes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Somes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Somes surname rose 224 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Somes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Somes 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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