Sommerset Surname
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
Sommerset Surname Definition:
V. Somerset.
Sommerset Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 105 | 1:48,974 | 7,020 |
| United States | 50 | 1:7,249,179 | 331,838 |
| Denmark | 38 | 1:148,545 | 13,026 |
| Jamaica | 20 | 1:143,497 | 5,007 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Sommerset Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
V. Somerset.
Sommerset Demographics
Sommerset Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
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Sommerset Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sommerset Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sommerset (Russian: Соммерсет) is found most in Norway. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sommerset? popularity and diffusion
Sommerset is the 1,061,269th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Sommerset live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in Scandinavia.
It is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 48,974. In Norway it is mostly found in: Northern Norway, where 47 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent live and Western Norway, where 15 percent live. Excluding Norway it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Denmark, where 16 percent live.
Sommerset Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sommerset has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sommerset surname grew 357 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sommerset Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sommerset are 4.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.89% registered with the party.
The amount Sommerset earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 19.41% less than the national average, earning 278,914 kr per year and in United States they earn 2.25% less than the national average, earning $42,180 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sommerseth | 95 | 496 | / |
| Sommersett | 95 | 17 | / |
| Somerset | 94 | 2,247 | / |
| Summerset | 89 | 252 | / |
| Somersett | 89 | 133 | / |
| Sommarset | 89 | 31 | / |
| Somerseet | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sommersøe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Summersett | 84 | 494 | / |
| Somersette | 84 | 1 | / |
| Summersete | 84 | 0 | / |
| Sumerset | 82 | 29 | / |
| Sommersi | 82 | 8 | / |
| Sommersa | 82 | 3 | / |
| Somersie | 82 | 2 | / |
| Somersey | 82 | 2 | / |
| Somerser | 82 | 0 | / |
| Somersit | 82 | 0 | / |
| Somarset | 82 | 0 | / |
| Summersette | 80 | 5 | / |
| Summersetth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sumersett | 78 | 15 | / |
| Sommerger | 78 | 1 | / |
| Somersi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sommerschi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Commerscheidt | 73 | 22 | / |
| Somerjit | 71 | 1 | / |
Sommerset Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sommerset in the Russian language | ||
| Соммерсет | sommerset | - |
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