Soam Surname
Approximately 950 people bear this surname
Soam Surname Definition:
(Scandinavian) Swarthy, Blackish, [Old Norse sám-r]
Read More About This SurnameSoam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 720 | 1:1,065,369 | 44,174 |
| Indonesia | 144 | 1:918,397 | 68,422 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
Soam (1,042) may also be a first name.
Soam Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scandinavian) Swarthy, Blackish, [Old Norse sám-r]
Soham, one of the three parishes in Suffolk so called.
From Soham; a location name in Cambridgeshire Or from the Old Norse, Sámr (swarthy, Finnish); from the German, Same; in the Domesday Book, Samar; from the Dutch, Sam; from the Swedish ,from the Flemish, Somme; a personal name.
User-submitted Reference
Sumaal or Soam or Som is a subcaste of Rajpoot (Kshatriya). Famous as braveheart or marshal caste in India. Rajpoots are known for courage and warriors.
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Where Does The Last Name Soam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soam (Bengali: সম, Hindi: सोम, Marathi: सोम) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 376,479th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 7,671,101 people. The last name Soam is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Soam reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Soam is also the 248,215th most frequent given name in the world, held by 1,042 people.
The last name Soam is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 720 people, or 1 in 1,065,369. In India it is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 39 percent live, Delhi, where 23 percent live and West Bengal, where 13 percent live. Aside from India it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.
Soam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Soam has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Soam surname contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Souam | 89 | 710 | / |
| Soham | 89 | 291 | / |
| Soame | 89 | 126 | / |
| Soaim | 89 | 55 | / |
| Shoam | 89 | 14 | / |
| Sooam | 89 | 2 | / |
| Soamn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shoham | 80 | 2,442 | / |
| Souame | 80 | 568 | / |
| Soyyam | 80 | 26 | / |
| Sohaim | 80 | 8 | / |
| Soeham | 80 | 3 | / |
| Soiyam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Souamh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sojjam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soeaim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soeahm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sohamm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soyeam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soan | 75 | 1,716 | / |
| Saom | 75 | 193 | / |
| Joam | 75 | 34 | / |
| Zoam | 75 | 13 | / |
| Schoham | 73 | 19 | / |
| Shohaim | 73 | 7 | / |
| Soiyame | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shouame | 73 | 2 | / |
| Souaham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schoame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sohan | 67 | 40,188 | / |
| Sohom | 67 | 3,390 | / |
| Suiam | 67 | 2,732 | / |
| Soane | 67 | 1,745 | / |
| Soğan | 67 | 943 | / |
| Schouame | 67 | 328 | / |
| Souan | 67 | 295 | / |
| Zouam | 67 | 247 | / |
| Soang | 67 | 143 | / |
| Shoan | 67 | 133 | / |
| Soyom | 67 | 61 | / |
| Seuam | 67 | 42 | / |
| Joame | 67 | 37 | / |
| Sioan | 67 | 32 | / |
| Soand | 67 | 24 | / |
| Saome | 67 | 22 | / |
| Zoame | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sahom | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shaom | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zoamt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Djoam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saeam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Soiom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Soain | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saeom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Soann | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shohaime | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saoum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saomt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Choam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shohatim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sauam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soanh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sooan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shohaimh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zuoam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soayn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsoan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sooom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saomh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siaom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Couam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soajn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sojom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suoan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soaun | 67 | 0 | / |
| Soaschim | 67 | 0 | / |
Soam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soam in the Bengali language | ||
| সম | sama | - |
| Soam in the Hindi language | ||
| सोम | soma | 95.92 |
| सोाम | soama | 2.72 |
| सेाम | seama | 0.68 |
| Soam in the Marathi language | ||
| सोम | soma | 60 |
| सोअम | so'ama | 40 |
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