Sommerset Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sommerset Surname Definition:

V. Somerset.

Sommerset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1051:48,9747,020
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Jamaica201:143,4975,007
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Sommerset Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Somerset.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sommerset Last Name Facts

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

Sommerset (Russian: Соммерсет) is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sommerset click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sommerset? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,061,269th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Sommerset live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Sommerset is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 48,974. In Norway Sommerset is most prevalent in: Northern Norway, where 47 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent reside and Western Norway, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Norway it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Denmark, where 16 percent reside.

Sommerset Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sommerset has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sommerset surname grew 357 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sommerset Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sommerset surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.89% registered to vote for the political 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

Sommerset Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sommerset in the Russian language
Соммерсетsommerset-

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