Saom Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Saom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1381:958,32770,806
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Saom (328) may also be a first name.

Saom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saom (Hindi: साोम, Russian: Саом) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Saom.

How Common Is The Last Name Saom? popularity and diffusion

Saom is the 1,214,709th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Saom live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 484,112th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 328 people.

It is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 958,327. In Indonesia Saom is most frequent in: West Java, where 91 percent reside, Central Java, where 3 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 17 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sayom89113/
Saome8922/
Sahom8915/
Shaom898/
Sajom895/
Saeom894/
Saoum893/
Saomt893/
Saoem893/
Saoom891/
Saomh891/
Siaom891/
Saihom80764/
Shaoum80226/
Sahoum8099/
Sahaom8047/
Saehom8013/
Shahom8013/
Saosem807/
Sayhom806/
Saoume802/
Saosim802/
Saiyom802/
Saoome801/
Sajhom801/
Seahom800/
Saon7511,409/
Soam75950/
Jaom7528/
Zaom754/
Xaom751/
Shaihom7385/
Shahoom731/
Sahhoum731/
Shahoum731/
Saousem731/
Seahome731/
Seahohm730/
Shayhom730/
Shaon6735,163/
Sayon679,322/
Sohom673,390/
Suiam672,732/
Sajon672,170/
Jaoom671,213/
Sahon67884/
Souam67710/
Saoun67546/
Saong67518/
Saion67362/
Soham67291/
Soame67126/
Saone67112/
Saoin6799/
Soyom6761/
Soyum6744/
Seyom6743/
Seuam6742/
Saond6739/
Soium6735/
Seaon6723/
Saoon6717/
Soğum6714/
Shoam6714/
Saaon677/
Seiom676/
Saeam676/
Soiom675/
Shaihiom674/
Saonh674/
Chaom674/
Saont674/
Saoñe673/
Siaon673/
Saoussem672/
Jaome672/
Sa'on672/
Sauam672/
Jaoum672/
Zaoum672/
Sooam672/
Sojum672/
Sooom671/
Sojom671/
Jaaom671/
Souom671/
Jauom671/
Soamn671/
Zaome671/
Cahom670/

Saom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saom in the Hindi language
साोमsaoma-
Saom in the Russian language
Саомsaom-

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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 Saom
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