Nsomu Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nsomu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsomu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya961:481,04124,996
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nsomu (39) may also be a first name.

Nsomu Last Name Facts

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

Nsomu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsomu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,871,545th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsomu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 39 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 481,041. In Kenya Nsomu is most common in: Kisii County, where 89 percent reside, Machakos County, where 4 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Nsomu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nsomu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nsomuh911/
Nsomou911/
Nsoumou83153/
Nsamu802,538/
Nsemu80265/
Nsumu80181/
Nzomu8065/
Njomu8064/
Ncomu801/
Nshoumou778/
Njomou73642/
N'Samu73164/
Nsumui7369/
Nsamou7367/
Nsiamu7362/
Ndjomu7334/
Nzomeu7330/
Nzomou7317/
Njomeu7316/
Nsaamu736/
N'Semu734/
Nsumgu731/
Nsumou731/
Nsemou731/
Nsahmu731/
Njoumu731/
Nzohmu731/
Nscamu731/
Nscemu731/
Nshemu731/
Ndjomou67163/
Njoumou6739/
Nzoumou673/
Njommou673/
Nseumou672/
Nssamou672/
Nchomuu671/
Njoùmou671/
Ndjomeu671/
Nseumeu671/

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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 Nsomu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis