Somaes Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Somaes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somaes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia4381:5,5011,046
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Somaes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Somaes occurs more in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Somaes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Somaes is the 677,464th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,562,604 people. Somaes is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Somaes are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is borne by 438 people, or 1 in 5,501. In Namibia Somaes is mostly found in: Kunene Region, where 39 percent reside, Erongo Region, where 31 percent reside and Otjozondjupa Region, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Namibia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Somaes Last Name Statistics demography

Somaes earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.55% less than the national average, earning R 17,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sommaes920/
Soimes8327/
Somoes8323/
Samaes8319/
Somões833/
Someus832/
Somies831/
Somais831/
Somees830/
Suomies777/
Samaeys772/
Comahes772/
Somoyes771/
Sommais771/
Sommeus771/
Soymeus771/
Somajice7138/
Somayice716/
Somayise716/
Somaiche712/
Soumyesh711/
Samões67137/
Samoes67109/
Samais6771/
Semoes6767/
Sameys6730/
Samies6725/
Samees6718/
Jamaes679/
Samues674/
Samaus673/
Camaes673/
Sameas672/
Samays672/
Somaiz671/
Soimez671/
Sameis671/
Southmays670/

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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 Somaes
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