Sommy Surname
Approximately 436 people bear this surname
Sommy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 346 | 1:153,010 | 13,848 |
| Papua New Guinea | 56 | 1:145,602 | 20,089 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sommy (309) may also be a first name.
Sommy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sommy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sommy (Russian: Соммы) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sommy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sommy is the 681,965th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 16,714,555 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Sommy live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 500,178th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 309 people.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 153,010. In Tanzania Sommy is most numerous in: Arusha Region, where 49 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 30 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found and The Philippines, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sommy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sommy in the Russian language | ||
| Соммы | sommy | - |
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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
- 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 Sommy
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