Soam Surname

376,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 950 people bear this surname

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

Soam Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) Swarthy, Blackish, [Old Norse sám-r]

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Soam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7201:1,065,36944,174
Indonesia1441:918,39768,422
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Soham, one of the three parishes in Suffolk so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

- arunkrsoam

Soam Last Name Facts

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Souam89710/
Soham89291/
Soame89126/
Soaim8955/
Shoam8914/
Sooam892/
Soamn891/
Shoham802,442/
Souame80568/
Soyyam8026/
Sohaim808/
Soeham803/
Soiyam802/
Souamh802/
Sojjam801/
Soeaim801/
Soeahm801/
Sohamm801/
Soyeam801/
Soan751,716/
Saom75193/
Joam7534/
Zoam7513/
Schoham7319/
Shohaim737/
Soiyame733/
Shouame732/
Souaham731/
Schoame731/
Sohan6740,188/
Sohom673,390/
Suiam672,732/
Soane671,745/
Soğan67943/
Schouame67328/
Souan67295/
Zouam67247/
Soang67143/
Shoan67133/
Soyom6761/
Seuam6742/
Joame6737/
Sioan6732/
Soand6724/
Saome6722/
Zoame6716/
Sahom6715/
Shaom678/
Zoamt676/
Djoam676/
Saeam676/
Soiom675/
Soain674/
Saeom674/
Soann674/
Shohaime674/
Saoum673/
Saomt673/
Choam673/
Shohatim672/
Sauam672/
Soanh672/
Sooan671/
Saoom671/
Shohaimh671/
Zuoam671/
Soayn671/
Hsoan671/
Sooom671/
Saomh671/
Siaom671/
Couam671/
Soajn671/
Soant671/
Sojom671/
Suoan671/
Souom671/
Soaun670/
Soaschim670/

Soam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soam in the Bengali language
সমsama-
Soam in the Hindi language
सोमsoma95.92
सोामsoama2.72
सेामseama0.68
Soam in the Marathi language
सोमsoma60
सोअमso'ama40

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