The Somma surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,354 people carried this name — #19,852 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 217,400 people counted. That is up 8% from 1,256 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Somma surname
Habitational surname, from the town of Somma Vesuviana.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Somma» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 543 people named Somma live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
144 people named Somma live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 83 people named Somma.
Most of them — 47 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Meuse.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Somma,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antonio Somma 1809–1865 · writer -
Antonio Somma 1809–1864 · writer
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Domenico Somma d. 1559 · Catholic priest
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Michele Somma 1776–1835 · writer
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Ulderigo Somma 1875–1954 · economist
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Ulderigo Somma 1875–1954 · economist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Somma.
- Soltani 779 · U.S. census
- Soltys 1,412 · U.S. census
- Soltysiak 359 · U.S. census
- Som 1,910 · U.S. census
- Soma 971 · U.S. census
- Somers 10,762 · U.S. census
- Sommer 11,662 · U.S. census
- Son 10,094 · U.S. census
- Sondag 415 · U.S. census
- Song 25,110 · U.S. census
- Songy 507 · U.S. census
- Sonier 490 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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