Somafa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Somafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Somafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Somafa is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Somafa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Somafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Somafa live; 50 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Levant.
It is most common in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Nangarhar, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Afghanistan it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 25 percent reside and Mali, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soumeafa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samafa | 83 | 82 | / |
| Somofa | 83 | 28 | / |
| Somefa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Somafy | 83 | 11 | / |
| Semafa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Sumafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Comafay | 77 | 137 | / |
| Somapha | 77 | 65 | / |
| Semapfa | 77 | 22 | / |
| Ssemafa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Shamafa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sumafad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Comafai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soumafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somaapha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Soumafou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Samafo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Somofe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Samofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sumafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zomafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sumafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Camafa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Somafa
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