Al Somali Surname

95,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Somali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Somali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen3,1181:8,4751,103
Saudi Arabia1,5501:19,9072,763
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Jordan381:232,69610,057
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Oman41:921,9937,313
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Al Somali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Somali is held by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Somali? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 95,848th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,468,079 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Somali reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name Al Somali is most widespread in Yemen, where it is held by 3,118 people, or 1 in 8,475. In Yemen Al Somali is primarily found in: Dhamar Governorate, where 25 percent reside, Al Jawf Governorate, where 14 percent reside and 'Amran Governorate, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Yemen it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 31 percent reside and Kuwait, where 3 percent reside.

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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 Al Somali
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