Somme Surname
Approximately 1,128 people bear this surname
Somme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 493 | 1:134,732 | 20,602 |
| Belgium | 178 | 1:64,588 | 10,378 |
| Benin | 108 | 1:95,700 | 10,977 |
| United States | 88 | 1:4,118,852 | 221,730 |
| Thailand | 81 | 1:872,078 | 137,928 |
| Ivory Coast | 51 | 1:452,377 | 14,862 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Burkina Faso | 13 | 1:1,411,700 | 12,072 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Sommé (18) & Sömme (2) are calculated separately.
Somme (731) may also be a first name.
Somme Demographics
Average Somme Salary in
United States
$39,432 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Somme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Somme (Hindi: सोम्मे) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Sommé or Sömme. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Somme? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 328,822nd most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,460,590 people. The surname Somme is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Somme live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Somme is also the 304,836th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 731 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 493 people, or 1 in 134,732. In France Somme is most prevalent in: Grand Est, where 40 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 29 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 11 percent reside. Besides France Somme occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 16 percent reside and Benin, where 10 percent reside.
Somme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Somme has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Somme surname grew 1,467 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Somme Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Somme last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.
Somme earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.61% less than the national average, earning $39,432 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Somme Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somme in the Hindi language | ||
| सोम्मे | som'me | - |
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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
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- 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 Somme
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