Soimo Surname
Approximately 405 people bear this surname
Soimo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 397 | 1:116,322 | 9,828 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
Soimo (27) may also be a first name.
Soimo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soimo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soimo is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soimo? popularity and diffusion
Soimo is the 719,876th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 17,993,941 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Soimo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Soimo is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name globally, held by 27 people.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 397 people, or 1 in 116,322. In Kenya Soimo is most common in: Nandi County, where 52 percent are found, Uasin Gishu County, where 31 percent are found and Kericho County, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Soimo
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