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

Sontum is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sontum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,185,341st most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Sontum reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in Scandinavia.

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

Sontum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sontum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sontum last name expanded 560 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sontum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sontum surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with 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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