Sonsma Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Sonsma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1361:124,17019,427
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Sonsma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sonsma is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonsma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,338,236th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Sonsma are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 124,170. In The Netherlands Sonsma is most frequent in: Friesland, where 46 percent live, South Holland, where 14 percent live and Utrecht, where 13 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands Sonsma exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Sonsma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sonsma last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Sonsma earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $45,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sansma8323/
Jonsma831/
Somsmai772/
Johnsma771/
Jondsma771/
Sonsmith7112/
Jansma674,034/
Samsma67183/
Sansmo671/
Saunshmath631/
Sundsmo62123/
Sanjmaa6245/
Jansmai623/
Sansmer621/
Sanjmma621/
Shamshma572/
Chansmai571/
D'Jansma571/
Sunsmith570/
Jõesma508/
Samjma501/
Jamsma501/

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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
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  • 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 Sonsma
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