Somnitz Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Somnitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somnitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1571:512,77443,467
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Somnitz Last Name Facts

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

Somnitz is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somnitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Somnitz is the 883,255th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. Somnitz is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Somnitz live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 512,774. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.

Somnitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Somnitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Somnitz last name rose 1,125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Somnitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Somnitz surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Somnitz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning $47,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sommnitz9332/
Sonitz9211/
Samnitz8615/
Sonietz863/
Soniz834/
Schonitz8010/
Shemnitz806/
Sanitz7769/
Somnic7759/
Sonetz7733/
Sonicz778/
Somnez774/
Soniez772/
Sonits771/
Sonytz771/
Schemnitz758/
Camnitz7154/
Samnizh7115/
Sonniez7112/
Sannitz7110/
Chonitz714/
Sonitch712/
Sosnicz711/
Cemnitz711/
Shanitz711/
Zamnitz710/
Sagnitz710/
Sonic67373/
Saniz67123/
Sonez6770/
Schanitz6710/
Sonić671/
Soniç671/
Sonitche671/
Schonetz670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Somnitz
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