Sommerhoff Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sommerhoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sommerhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2951:272,90028,854
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Sommerhoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sommerhoff is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sommerhoff? popularity and diffusion

Sommerhoff is the 781,947th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 20,131,342 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Sommerhoff are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 295 people, or 1 in 272,900. In Germany Sommerhoff is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent live, Berlin, where 10 percent live and Hamburg, where 5 percent live. Outside of Germany Sommerhoff exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Chile, where 4 percent live.

Sommerhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sommerhoff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sommerhoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sommerhoff surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Sommerhoff earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.73% more than the national average, earning $46,485 USD 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Sommerhoff
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