Sontum Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sontum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sontum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway351:146,92218,432
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sontum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sontum is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sontum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,185,341st most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Sontum live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in Scandinavia.

Sontum is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 146,922. In Norway Sontum is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 83 percent live, Western Norway, where 14 percent live and Central Norway, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Norway this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent live and Thailand, where 11 percent live.

Sontum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sontum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 560 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sontum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sontum are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sontum earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 45.93% more than the national average, earning 505,030 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shontum925/
Soontum923/
Sontun83470/
Suntum8373/
Sontom835/
Santum835/
Somtum831/
Sonthom77829/
Sontung7792/
Santoum7728/
Sontoem774/
Jountum771/
Conthum771/
Shantum771/
Johntum771/
Somtoum771/
Suhntum771/
Santuim771/
Somthum771/
Shentum770/
Scantum770/
Sonthung71191/
Chonthum714/
Sonthoun712/
Santun67312/
Sonton67217/
Jantum67183/
Santom67109/
Cantum6715/
Somtun6710/
Sumtum679/
Samtum672/
Choonthum671/
Suntom671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sontum
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