Souness Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Souness Surname Definition:

There were people named Sownes in Aberdeenshire, 1696. Adam Souness died in Ormiston, 1939. The -ss seems to preclude the name being considered as Sones ('son of Sone ). More probably a variant of Soonhouse. which see.

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Souness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand2461:18,4083,224
Scotland981:54,6314,602
England861:647,88437,755
Australia521:519,14839,018
Wales121:257,87814,969
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland741:50,5843,461
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Souness Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

There were people named Sownes in Aberdeenshire, 1696. Adam Souness died in Ormiston, 1939. The -ss seems to preclude the name being considered as Sones ('son of Sone ). More probably a variant of Soonhouse. which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

User-submitted Reference

The surname Souness means 'full moon'.

- davidsouness

Souness Last Name Facts

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

The last name Souness has its highest incidence in New Zealand. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Souness? popularity and diffusion

The surname Souness is the 607,405th most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 14,289,306 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Souness reside; 58 percent reside in Australasia and 58 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most widely held in New Zealand, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 18,408. In New Zealand it is primarily found in: Otago Region, where 22 percent live, Auckland Region, where 20 percent live and Wellington Region, where 13 percent live. Barring New Zealand it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 19 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Souness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Souness has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Souness surname rose 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 782 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Souness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Souness are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Souness earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.99% more than the national average, earning $62,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sounness9393/
Sounes92263/
Soness9218/
Shougness880/
Schouness880/
Sunness86100/
Sogness8618/
Sonesse862/
Sosness861/
Sumness860/
Shoness860/
Sones832,631/
Soune83961/
Sunes8358/
Soynness800/
Schoness800/
Saunness800/
Sonets77583/
Saunes77215/
Sounne77214/
Shones77161/
Sonies7779/
Soones7771/
Sunesh7756/
Sougne7755/
Seunes7752/
Sonnes7746/
Souney7746/
Sunnes7744/
Zounes7744/
Sonesh7739/
Sounis7731/
Souner7726/
Siones7724/
Souene7724/
Sounie7720/
Shoune7720/
Songes7715/
Suneus7714/
Suenes7712/
Sjones7710/
Souneh7710/
Soines7710/
Sunets778/
Soneis776/
Sounei775/
Sunest774/
Sotnes774/
Sugnes773/
Suines773/
Sounet773/
Sunhes773/
Sonees772/
Sonese772/
Soneus772/
Saness772/
Soumne772/
Sosnes772/
Sujnes771/
Zoness771/
Soenes771/
Sumnes771/
Soutne771/
Hsoune771/
Sonest771/
Somnes771/
Souneï771/
Sounhe771/
Susnes771/
Siunes771/
Soynes770/
Shunes770/
Sohnes770/
Schotness752/
Sone7395,207/
Sune734,664/
Schones71364/
Sougnez71318/
Suneesh71159/
Sagness71126/
Schoune71109/
Soutner7194/
Sanness7189/
Soonies7183/
Saugnes7170/
Seuanes7156/
Soonets7138/
Sounios7133/
Seiness7126/
Sounney7118/
Shonets7116/
Sayoune7111/
Sonnies7111/
Sougner7110/
Satness715/
Shouneh715/
Shunets713/
Seyoune713/
Sonie's713/
Sonnets712/
Sonniss712/
Soenees712/
Sonisse712/
Songnes712/
Soineus712/
Soenges712/
Saaness711/
Saunnes711/
Shonesh711/
Suennes711/
Sugnesh711/
Sumnesh711/
Souenea711/
Souyane711/
Sonysse711/
Sougnie711/
Soignes711/
Shouner711/
Sounnee711/
Sounnie711/
Sanesse711/
Sianess711/
Shouene711/
Sounned711/
Sounyos711/
Sueneas711/
Sunniss710/
Sumniss710/
Sounner710/
Sceunes710/
Soumner710/
Shaness710/
Shoones710/
Sonhest710/
Shunges710/
Shone677,986/
Sonne677,385/
Soner677,271/
Songe677,039/
Sonet675,619/
Suner675,473/
Souna675,258/
Sanes672,830/
Sione672,676/
Sonje672,363/
Sonea672,298/
Sonis672,102/
Siune672,062/
Sunge671,978/
Souni671,909/
Sonie671,712/
Sunet671,401/
Soine671,368/
Souny67641/
Schoones67488/
Soney67453/
Sunne67393/
Saune67389/
Sohne67359/
Sogne67357/
Suine67337/
Sonee67289/
Soone67268/
Sunee67268/
Shune67260/
Sunie67156/
Somne67131/
Sosne67127/
Sunis67126/
Sunea67111/
Sonei67106/
Sunej6795/
Sunje6772/
Sonez6770/
Sonej6761/
Schoenes6756/
Soneh6749/
Zoune6744/
Sheiness6742/
Sunep6740/
Sunei6735/
Sonhe6730/
Soñes6729/
Sujne6728/
Suene6724/
Suone6724/
Sunez6724/
Soned6723/
Sotne6722/
Sonys6722/
Seune6721/
Soene6719/
Sumne6717/
Sonep6716/
Sugne6716/
Suned6713/
Soyne6710/
Suneh6710/
Sonex679/
Shainess678/
Zunes678/
Susne678/
Soneu677/
Sunhe677/
Suney674/
Shamness673/
Shaunies673/
Sutne673/
Zones672/
Sounh672/
Suñes672/
Suneu672/
Sattness671/
Schonest671/
Schouner671/
Sjone671/
Sionnest671/
Soignese671/
Shuneese671/
Sheyness671/
Shaunese671/
Sgune671/
Shayhogness671/
Suhne671/
Szone671/
Souttner671/
Jsone671/
Soneț671/
Shounieh671/
Sathness671/
Schoneis671/
Scheunes671/
Shouehne671/
Siujanes671/
Suhynets671/
Ssone671/
Xunes671/
Suyne670/
Schaunes670/
Southner670/
Shounner670/

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