Sommerfeldt Surname

191,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Sommerfeldt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sommerfeldt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9161:87,88811,077
United States7271:498,56841,951
Canada2351:156,79015,900
Norway1111:46,3276,632
Brazil861:2,489,23675,804
Denmark371:152,56013,318
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England101:5,571,806158,774
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Sommerfeldt Last Name Facts

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

Sommerfeldt is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sommerfeldt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sommerfeldt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 191,486th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,311,016 people. The surname Sommerfeldt occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Sommerfeldt are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 916 people, or 1 in 87,888. In Germany it is primarily found in: Brandenburg, where 15 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Sommerfeldt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sommerfeldt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sommerfeldt last name expanded 4,039 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sommerfeldt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sommerfeldt surname are 11.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.93% registered with the political party.

The amount Sommerfeldt earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 16.04% more than the national average, earning 401,576 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $45,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.59% less than the national average, earning $44,423 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sommerfeldt
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