Shomu Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Shomu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shomu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Shomu (186) may also be a first name.

Shomu Last Name Facts

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

Shomu (Hindi: शोमू, Marathi: शोमू) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shomu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shomu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Shomu are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shomu is also the 667,122nd most prevalent given name in the world, held by 186 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 67 percent live, Bihar, where 17 percent live and Maharashtra, where 17 percent live. Barring India this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and Malaysia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shoymu9181/
Shomou9176/
Shoimu9158/
Shomuz912/
Shuomu911/
Shomud911/
Somu899,703/
Schomus83122/
Shoumou831/
Shomouz831/
Shamu808,469/
Shemu805,640/
Shumu801,811/
Soimu801,378/
Somou801,013/
Somau80372/
Chomu80368/
Suomu8079/
Sommu8047/
Someu8036/
Sahmu8021/
Somut8021/
Siomu8020/
Sohmu8019/
Soomu8017/
Somup8016/
Somus809/
Soymu808/
Somui808/
Somuh803/
Soemu802/
Somuj802/
Sehmu801/
Somgu801/
Somud801/
Shoumout771/
Shomoush771/
Soomou731,203/
Shamhu731,098/
Soumou73922/
Sommut73647/
Siomou73541/
Shamus73334/
Shamau73239/
Sahamu73228/
Sotmui73222/
Shemau73212/
Shammu73133/
Chomut73105/
Chhomu7399/
Shamou7385/
Shamut7381/
Schamu7347/
Shasmu7331/
Shamgu7327/
Sahumu7327/
Sheemu7323/
Shemui7317/
Chomup7316/
Shaamu7315/
Somuch7314/
Shamuz7314/
Sommou7312/
Suomus7312/
Soomus7311/
Shamui7311/
Suomou7311/
Shamud739/
Soimau739/
Sohmuh739/
Somahu738/
Soimus738/
Shuimu738/
Chommu736/
Soumeu736/
Shatmu735/
Sahmou734/
Choimu733/
Shamuh732/
Somauh732/
Chomou732/
Someus732/
Sathmu731/
Shumhu731/
Sosmus731/
Soumau731/
Someuh731/
Somouy731/
Siomau731/
Shumgu731/
Samhou731/
Sehmuh731/
Soimui731/
Shumau731/
Somoup731/
Sommau731/
Sommuy731/
Soemuy731/
Chomui731/
Sommus730/
Samu6733,305/
Semu6727,285/
Shamout674,015/
Sahmoud672,328/
Sumu671,479/
Samhoud67397/
Shamoud67268/
Çomu67230/
Zomu67184/
Chomaud67179/
Chomous67136/
Sahamau67102/
Chomout6795/
Choumou6780/
Shamous6750/
Samhout6719/
Siomuch6716/
Sahmout6714/
Shuimuh6713/
Soummou679/
Soimaud678/
Shamouz678/
Shamouh676/
Sahamui676/
Shemahu675/
Shuymuh675/
Chommau675/
Shoemoe674/
Shamush674/
Soumoud674/
Shammut673/
Shamujh672/
Shamahu672/
Shammud672/
Şomu672/
Suomuth672/
Sahamou672/
Shamudd672/
Sahammu671/
Shamaut671/
Sommeus671/
Shammui671/
Shahamu671/
Shoomoo671/
Soumout671/
Soymeus671/
Chomaut671/
Sommoud671/
Somauth671/
Soommut671/
Shamuha671/
Choomup671/
Chomaup671/
Sommuch670/

Shomu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shomu in the Hindi language
शोमूsomu88.89
शोमुsomu11.11
Shomu in the Marathi language
शोमूsomu58.82
शोमुsomu41.18

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shomu
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