Sømme Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sømme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sømme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4441:11,5821,304
Denmark61:940,78647,603
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Smme (2) are calculated separately.

Sømme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sømme is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Smme. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sømme? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sømme is the 664,903rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 16,158,638 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sømme live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

Sømme is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 444 people, or 1 in 11,582. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 72 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 21 percent live and Southern Norway, where 6 percent live. Not including Norway Sømme occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Sømme Last Name Statistics demography

Sømme earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning 359,273 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smme962/
Sømer802/
Shmme801/
Smmer801/
Smm75593/
Sme75291/
Søm755/
Smet6710,647/
Smee672,834/
Smeu672,456/
Smed671,979/
Smer67937/
Smeh67448/
Smej67357/
Shmm67188/
Smey67133/
Smei6789/
Smie6748/
Smea6724/
Smes6718/
Ssmm6717/
Schømer679/
Smmi676/
Shme675/
Smma673/
Hsmm673/
Jsme673/
Smmd672/
Smge672/
Xmme671/
Smmy671/
Smez671/
Jmme671/
Dsme671/
Smée671/
Sxmm671/
Sxme671/
Sjme671/
Smhe671/
Smmj671/
Scme671/
Ssme671/
Smep670/

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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 Sømme
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