Sommerfelt Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Sommerfelt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sommerfelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Norway1601:32,1394,477
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Denmark311:182,08815,299
England221:2,532,63991,802
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
France91:7,380,302306,885
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Sommerfelt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sommerfelt occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sommerfelt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 629,292nd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 14,994,950 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Sommerfelt are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 1,938,283. In The United States it is most frequent in: Iowa, where 28 percent reside, Texas, where 16 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 15 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 10 percent reside.

Sommerfelt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sommerfelt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sommerfelt surname grew 2,338 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sommerfelt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sommerfelt last name are 20.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sommerfelt earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 28.45% more than the national average, earning 444,539 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning $47,249 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.48% more than the national average, earning $52,406 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Sommerfelt
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis