Söhn Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Söhn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Söhn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6571:122,53514,983
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Söhn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Söhn is most common in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Söhn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Söhn is the 496,112th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 10,958,716 people. The surname Söhn occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Söhn are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Söhn is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 657 people, or 1 in 122,535. In Germany Söhn is primarily found in: Hesse, where 35 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent are found and Bavaria, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Germany Söhn exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 1 percent are found and Argentina, where 0 percent are found.

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Shin75343,975/
Sehn754,504/
Shyn75790/
Schn75384/
Sihn75201/
Shjn75198/
Sähn7529/
Shnh7528/
Sühn7517/
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Shhn7510/
Söng755/
Shnd755/
Shng754/
Shnt753/
Cöhn751/
Szhn751/
Sxhn751/
Shnc751/
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Shxn751/
Hshn751/
Syhn751/
Shøn751/
Shina6737,664/
Schön6731,795/
Shinn6714,824/
Sheen678,904/
Sn672,838/
Jöhnk671,266/
Schin67521/
Soehn67378/
Schøn67365/
Shion67303/
Schen67280/
Schőn67170/
Shenn6776/
Shynn6768/
Shihn6752/
Shyna6746/
Sihng6742/
Shyng6740/
Shhne6739/
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Szihn6736/
Schün6733/
Suehn6726/
Shynk6723/
Schyn6713/
Shyon679/
Siehn673/
Shndh673/
Sehnn673/
Hshin672/
Shijn672/
Shzen671/
Shhnd671/
Shchn671/
Schén671/
Schűn671/
Schnd671/
Scehn671/
Shsen671/
Shsnc671/
Shnth671/
Sh'ng671/
Sshen671/
Shnkh671/
Shgin671/
Schng670/
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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 Söhn
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