Somali Forename
49,584th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 13,635 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cambodia
Somali Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 100% | 10,152 | 1:119,669 | 13,943 |
| Cambodia | 95% | 1,152 | 1:14,126 | 1,513 |
| Nepal | 95% | 1,004 | 1:28,374 | 2,481 |
| Indonesia | - | 582 | 1:443,237 | 34,580 |
| Somalia | - | 439 | 1:30,811 | 1,917 |
| DR Congo | 53% | 103 | 1:716,773 | 23,137 |
| United States | 100% | 60 | 1:6,042,283 | 71,113 |
| South Africa | 71% | 9 | 1:6,059,183 | 119,004 |
| Ethiopia | - | 9 | 1:10,840,015 | 14,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| Venezuela | 58% | 8 | 1:3,775,237 | 55,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 8 | 1:893,999 | 27,106 |
| England | 100% | 8 | 1:6,950,365 | 56,418 |
| Papua New Guinea | 86% | 7 | 1:1,164,616 | 79,875 |
| Canada | - | 7 | 1:4,733,339 | 48,640 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 5 | 1:35,512,872 | 242,191 |
| Brazil | - | 5 | 1:42,847,231 | 319,361 |
| Uganda | 100% | 5 | 1:8,191,384 | 58,906 |
| Philippines | 60% | 5 | 1:21,201,895 | 240,180 |
| Kenya | - | 4 | 1:11,576,778 | 40,588 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 4 | 1:1,406,893 | 10,167 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Togo | - | 4 | 1:1,809,810 | 5,654 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 3 | 1:10,149,980 | 208,386 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Singapore | 100% | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Sweden | - | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
Somali (7,527) may also be a surname.
Somali Forename Popularity
Somali Demographics
Somali Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sample size: 2 (2018)
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Phonetically Similar Names
Somali Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somali in the Russian language | ||
| Сомали | somali | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- 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 Somali