Sonsmann Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sonsmann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonsmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Sonsmann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonsmann is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonsmann? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Sonsmann are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Sonsmann is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 2,683,515. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 47 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 47 percent live and Hamburg, where 3 percent live. Barring Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonsman931/
Jonsmann881/
Coinsmann823/
Schonsman820/
Johnsmann820/
Jonsman8022/
Consman805/
Somsman803/
Sansman802/
Jansmann7558/
Conzmann7525/
Connsman750/
Coonsman750/
Schansman7155/
Schunsman710/
Jansman67274/
Schanzmann67100/
Samsman672/
Concman671/
Cansman670/
Shanzman637/
Shamsman632/
Janzmann631/
Zunzmann631/
Counzman630/
Samsmam535/
Janzman533/
Jamsman533/
Cansmon530/
Chansmon501/
Chumsman501/

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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 Sonsmann
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