Somfelean Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Somfelean Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 69 | 1:290,984 | 26,482 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Somfeleán (8) & Şomfelean (1) are calculated separately.
Somfelean Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somfelean Come From? nationality or country of origin
Somfelean occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Somfeleán or Şomfelean. For other potential spellings of Somfelean click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Somfelean? popularity and diffusion
The surname Somfelean is the 2,237,939th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Somfelean reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 290,984. In Romania Somfelean is primarily found in: Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 97 percent are found, Cluj County, where 1 percent are found and Iași County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Romania Somfelean exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somfeleán | 96 | 8 | / |
| Şomfelean | 96 | 1 | / |
| Sumfelean | 89 | 86 | / |
| Sonfelean | 89 | 1 | / |
| Somfalean | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sonfalean | 78 | 32 | / |
| Şumfelean | 78 | 1 | / |
| Şonfălean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sompholian | 63 | 9 | / |
| Somphilian | 63 | 4 | / |
| Chanfelan | 56 | 22 | / |
| Sempholian | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Somfelean
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