Sönmez Surname

4,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Sönmez Surname User-submission:

Sönmez translates as 'never extinguished' from Turkish.

Sönmez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey120,7271:64575
Germany1,1001:73,1879,254
Northern Cyprus5001:63829
Austria1021:83,48512,474
Switzerland831:98,95110,605
Belgium741:155,36021,583
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Estonia151:88,12015,474
England111:5,065,278148,650
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Sönmez (3,329) may also be a first name.

Sönmez Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sönmez translates as 'never extinguished' from Turkish.

- slideyfoot

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sönmecz921/
Sünmez831,314/
Sinmez83510/
Senmez8317/
Sønmez8315/
Synmez831/
Schönmetz80122/
Syonmez77109/
Soenmez7729/
Saenmez771/
Sinmeç6781/
Jinmez671/
Sinmes671/
Sinmiz670/
Synmes670/

Sönmez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sönmez in the Georgian language
სონმეზsonmez-
Sönmez in the Arabic language
سونميزswnmyz-

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