Sönmez Surname
Approximately 122,751 people bear this surname
Sönmez Surname User-submission:
Sönmez translates as 'never extinguished' from Turkish.
Sönmez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 120,727 | 1:645 | 75 |
| Germany | 1,100 | 1:73,187 | 9,254 |
| Northern Cyprus | 500 | 1:638 | 29 |
| Austria | 102 | 1:83,485 | 12,474 |
| Switzerland | 83 | 1:98,951 | 10,605 |
| Belgium | 74 | 1:155,360 | 21,583 |
| Sweden | 54 | 1:182,347 | 12,605 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Sönmez (3,329) may also be a first name.
Sönmez Surname Meaning
Sönmez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sönmez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sönmez (Arabic: سونميز, Georgian: სონმეზ) is found most in Turkey. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sönmez? popularity and diffusion
Sönmez is the 4,581st most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 59,369 people. Sönmez is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Sönmez live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Sönmez is also the 123,791st most commonly used first name globally, borne by 3,329 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 120,727 people, or 1 in 645. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Turkey it exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sönmez Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sönmez in the Georgian language | ||
| სონმეზ | sonmez | - |
| Sönmez in the Arabic language | ||
| سونميز | swnmyz | - |
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Footnotes
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