Sodom Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Sodom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sodom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
Thailand1121:630,700106,838
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Namibia81:301,17510,197
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Sodom (202) may also be a first name.

Sodom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sodom (Arabic: سدوم, Russian: Содом) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Sodom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sodom? popularity and diffusion

Sodom is the 968,490th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. The last name Sodom occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Sodom are found; 49 percent are found in Southern Africa and 49 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 637,340th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 202 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 436,917. In South Africa Sodom is primarily concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 50 percent are found, Western Cape, where 36 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found. Barring South Africa it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 42 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Sodom Last Name Statistics demography

Sodom earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.84% less than the national average, earning R 38,412 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sodome91180/
Soudom9148/
Soodom9118/
Sodgom911/
Soodhom8315/
Soodome833/
Soudoum832/
Soudhom831/
Sodam80552/
Sudom80327/
Sodon80283/
Sodum80224/
Sadom8093/
Sedom8056/
Jodom8019/
Codom802/
Zodom802/
Sodomová77131/
Sodomova7766/
Sedhom732,738/
Siudom731,581/
Soydam73557/
Sodham73356/
Sadome73350/
Soudon73155/
Soodon73137/
Sodong73116/
Djodom73111/
Sotdon73102/
Soudam7398/
Jodome7398/
Soodam7371/
Shodam7365/
Zodome7363/
Sodone7362/
Sudhom7362/
Sadoum7347/
Sodgam7322/
Sohdam7322/
Saadom7319/
Sodume7310/
Saudom7310/
Soddon737/
Sodhum737/
Soddam737/
Satdom737/
Soidon735/
Soddum734/
Chodom734/
Soidum734/
Seddom734/
Sadomh734/
Sadhom734/
Seedom733/
Giodom733/
Siodam733/
Seudom733/
Shadom732/
Jodoim731/
Soduim731/
Suydom731/
Shedom731/
Coudom731/
Siedom731/
Sadoem731/
Sodoon731/
Sohdon731/
Sudoom731/
Suddom730/
Shodon730/
Seedhom6749/
Choodom6728/
Soudham6712/
Soddong6710/
Shodgam679/
Sodhame677/
Sodhaum674/
Shoudam674/
Sotdong674/
Djoudom674/
Sahadom674/
Sa'adom674/
Siedhom674/
Chodhom674/
Soodham673/
Zoudoum672/
Soudoun672/
Sodoung672/
Saadhom671/
Saddoom671/
Soddham671/
Soodoon671/
Shodame671/
Shodamm671/
Siodone671/
Sodotin671/
Soudong671/
Schodon671/
Djodoum671/
Saadoum671/
Saadohm671/
Saasdom671/
Soodaum671/
Shodoin670/
Sousdon670/

Sodom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sodom in the Russian language
Содомsodom-
Sodom in the Arabic language
سدومsdwm-

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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 Sodom
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