Somaya Forename
15,807th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 60,238 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt
Somaya Forename User-submission:
This name comes from the term Sumayyah. In Islam, it was the name of one of the first 7 people and the first woman to say the Sahada (declaration of faith) and convert to Islam during the Ummah of prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Somaya Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 100% | 26,004 | 1:3,534 | 453 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 20,345 | 1:7,838 | 1,030 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 3,614 | 1:8,526 | 1,239 |
| Sudan | - | 2,975 | 1:12,708 | 1,431 |
| Morocco | 81% | 1,993 | 1:17,235 | 1,133 |
| India | 54% | 1,361 | 1:892,636 | 60,509 |
| Israel | 100% | 895 | 1:9,389 | 1,226 |
| Philippines | 98% | 470 | 1:225,552 | 9,635 |
| South Africa | 100% | 468 | 1:116,523 | 8,959 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 416 | 1:13,528 | 1,246 |
| Bahrain | - | 326 | 1:4,137 | 668 |
| Qatar | 100% | 204 | 1:11,616 | 1,825 |
| Spain | 100% | 191 | 1:243,612 | 4,497 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 123 | 1:58,146 | 5,121 |
| United States | 97% | 108 | 1:3,356,824 | 47,381 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 90 | 1:362,484 | 7,050 |
| Jordan | 100% | 84 | 1:105,081 | 2,091 |
| Kuwait | - | 66 | 1:57,352 | 4,703 |
| England | 83% | 56 | 1:992,909 | 16,559 |
| Sweden | 100% | 51 | 1:193,292 | 6,792 |
| Netherlands | 87% | 50 | 1:338,042 | 9,978 |
| Brazil | 79% | 39 | 1:5,493,235 | 83,314 |
| Belgium | 75% | 38 | 1:302,370 | 6,091 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 37 | 1:5,252,910 | 49,722 |
| Colombia | - | 32 | 1:1,493,091 | 14,309 |
| France | 100% | 30 | 1:2,215,678 | 12,524 |
| Canada | 100% | 29 | 1:1,142,530 | 21,573 |
| Thailand | 97% | 18 | 1:3,892,545 | 81,378 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 10 | 1:67,690 | 3,091 |
| Norway | 63% | 9 | 1:570,259 | 9,843 |
| Algeria | 100% | 9 | 1:4,241,858 | 9,009 |
| Germany | 100% | 9 | 1:10,741,986 | 35,913 |
| Uganda | 100% | 8 | 1:5,119,615 | 45,522 |
| Venezuela | 90% | 8 | 1:3,775,237 | 55,178 |
| Malaysia | 88% | 7 | 1:4,349,991 | 105,289 |
| Denmark | - | 7 | 1:807,071 | 10,426 |
| Syria | - | 6 | 1:3,217,679 | 5,023 |
| Indonesia | - | 6 | 1:42,993,945 | 799,692 |
| Iran | - | 4 | 1:19,624,217 | 40,893 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 4 | 1:1,504,584 | 16,652 |
| Niger | 75% | 4 | 1:4,795,998 | 43,246 |
| Oman | - | 4 | 1:1,027,167 | 6,577 |
| Austria | 67% | 4 | 1:2,128,550 | 10,134 |
| Wales | - | 3 | 1:1,031,436 | 10,092 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 3 | 1:59,188,120 | 318,216 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 2 | 1:9,189,734 | 69,235 |
| Finland | - | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Russia | 100% | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Eritrea | 100% | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
The alternate forms: Somäya (1) are calculated separately.
Somaya (4,654) may also be a surname.
Somaya Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This name comes from the term Sumayyah. In Islam, it was the name of one of the first 7 people and the first woman to say the Sahada (declaration of faith) and convert to Islam during the Ummah of prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
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in United States
Sample size: 18 (2014)
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Somaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somaya in the Russian language | ||
| Сомая | somaa | - |
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