Shomai Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Shomai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 154 | 1:100,248 | 14,111 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Shomai (122) may also be a first name.
Shomai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shomai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shomai (Hindi: शोमई) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shomai.
How Common Is The Last Name Shomai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,398,030th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name Shomai is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shomai live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 844,248th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 122 people.
It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 100,248. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 44 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 21 percent live and Midlands Province, where 15 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shomai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shomai in the Hindi language | ||
| शोमई | soma'i | 97.62 |
| शोमइ | soma'i | 2.38 |
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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 Shomai
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