van der Sommen Surname

670,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Sommen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Sommen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4211:40,1126,809
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van der Sommen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van der Sommen Come From? nationality or country of origin

van der Sommen is most common in The Netherlands. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name van der Sommen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 670,508th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 16,339,789 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of van der Sommen live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 421 people, or 1 in 40,112. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 59 percent reside, South Holland, where 15 percent reside and North Holland, where 6 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vandersommen92108/
van der Cammen86318/
van der Sman85874/
van Dersman801/
Vandersimmon771/
van der Huisman761/
Vandersman7537/
vander Simiano641/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van der Sommen
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