Sontheimer Surname

215,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Sontheimer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sontheimer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4201:56,6947,320
United States4241:854,85665,098
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Sontheimer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sontheimer is found most in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sontheimer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 215,621st most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,825,483 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Sontheimer live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,420 people, or 1 in 56,694. In Germany Sontheimer is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 49 percent are found, Bavaria, where 40 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 2 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and New Caledonia, where 1 percent are found.

Sontheimer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sontheimer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sontheimer surname grew 14,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sontheimer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sontheimer surname are 31.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.48% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sontheimer earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.15% more than the national average, earning $51,843 USD per year.

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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 Sontheimer
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