Sohama Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sohama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sohama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1131:1,131,36521,317
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
India71:109,580,769786,157
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sohama (75) may also be a first name.

Sohama Last Name Facts

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

Sohama (Hindi: सोहमा, Marathi: सोहम) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sohama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,551,568th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name Sohama is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sohama reside; 85 percent reside in East Asia and 85 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Sohama is also the 1,116,575th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 75 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 1,131,365. In Japan Sohama is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 42 percent reside, Ishikawa Prefecture, where 37 percent reside and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 16 percent reside. Beside Japan Sohama is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 8 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sohamah928/
Sohamay921/
Sohaima921/
Shohama921/
Soama9118/
Sohaimay867/
Sohaimai861/
Sohoma83116/
Souama8393/
Shaoma831/
Soaima831/
Saheama77212/
Shouama7721/
Shoamad7713/
Jjohama779/
Shuiama775/
Souamaa772/
Souamas772/
Shaomay771/
Sahauma771/
Saohmat771/
Souamah771/
Souamga771/
Sohouma771/
Shaomat771/
Saehama771/
Sohaimo771/
Saoma7354/
Zoama7343/
Soamo7313/
Joama731/
Schouama71196/
Soamahai715/
Saheamah711/
Saomah67263/
Chaoma67253/
Saeama67202/
Saouma67194/
Saomay6793/
Suiama6781/
Sahoma6727/
Saomai6719/
Soomah6715/
Soyoma6712/
Zhaoma677/
Saauma676/
Coamea676/
Saomat676/
Zouama672/
Shaomo672/
Saomaa671/
Sohomo671/
Zoamga671/
Saomas671/
Joamas671/
Souamo671/
Shaheamah671/
Joamma670/
Soathmayd670/

Sohama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sohama in the Marathi language
सोहमsohama-
Sohama in the Hindi language
सोहमाsohama68.75
सोहामाsohama31.25

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sohama
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