Songhurst Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Songhurst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Songhurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4501:123,81812,430
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Canada421:877,27667,671
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Wales161:193,40812,484
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Songhurst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Songhurst is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Songhurst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Songhurst? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 515,280th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,512,711 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Songhurst are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 450 people, or 1 in 123,818. In England Songhurst is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 20 percent live, Kent, where 11 percent live and Surrey, where 9 percent live. Barring England it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Songhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Songhurst has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 506 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 6,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Songhurst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Songhurst last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Songhurst earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 164.3% more than the national average, earning S/. 51,235 per year; in South Africa they earn 65.3% less than the national average, earning R 82,452 per year; in United States they earn 24.9% more than the national average, earning $53,893 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.43% less than the national average, earning $46,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Singhurst8942/
Sanghurst891/
Singhawuarasat701/
Seingrist6715/
Saenguraisit671/

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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 Songhurst
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