Soham Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Soham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2711:2,830,50086,615
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Soham (9,452) may also be a first name.

Soham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soham (Arabic: زوهام, Bengali: সোহম, Hindi: सोहम, Marathi: सोहम, Oriya: େସାହମ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 912,827th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Soham are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 63,635th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 9,452 people.

This last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 271 people, or 1 in 2,830,500. In India Soham is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 83 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 8 percent reside and Bihar, where 2 percent reside. Apart from India this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shoham912,442/
Sohaim918/
Soeham913/
Sohamm911/
Soam89950/
Schoham8319/
Shohaim837/
Souaham831/
Sohom803,390/
Souam80710/
Soame80126/
Soaim8055/
Shoam8014/
Shaom808/
Sooam802/
Shohaime774/
Shohaimh771/
Souame73568/
Shaoum73226/
Soheim73190/
Sahham73145/
Sahaom7347/
Saeham7333/
Soyyam7326/
Shahom7313/
Soihom738/
Sjohom732/
Soiyam732/
Souamh732/
Johham731/
Cohham731/
Sohoum731/
Soyeam731/
Shaeam731/
Sojjam731/
Soeaim731/
Soeahm731/
Shohom730/
Shohamová712/
Saom67193/
Sohoume67157/
Joam6734/
Zoam6713/
Shahham673/
Soiyame673/
Chooham673/
Shouame672/
Shahoum671/
Johaham671/
Schoame671/
Sohhome671/
Couhham671/
Shahoom671/
Schauam670/

Soham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soham in the Bengali language
সোহমsohama-
Soham in the Marathi language
सोहमsohama97.07
सोहनsohana0.67
सोहंsoham0.27
सोहsoha0.27
शाहमsahama0.13
सोनमsonama0.13
धमdhama0.13
सॉहमsohama0.13
सोहामsohama0.13
Soham in the Hindi language
सोहमsohama96.3
सोहामsohama1.85
Soham in the Oriya language
େସାହମesahama61.11
େସାହମ୍esaham27.78
େଶାହମesahama5.56
େସାହାମesahama5.56
Soham in the Arabic language
زوهامzwham-
سوهامswham-

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Footnotes

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