Somala Surname

140,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Somala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,6591:288,47916,347
Indonesia3181:415,87835,049
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Ivory Coast381:607,13817,958
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
England31:18,572,686338,250
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Somala (5,533) may also be a first name.

Somala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Somala (Bengali: সোমলা, Hindi: सोमला, Marathi: सोमला, Oriya: େସାମଲା, Russian: Сомала) is found most in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Somala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 140,664th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,297,461 people. Somala is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Somala are found; 84 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Somala is also the 90,199th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 5,533 people.

The last name Somala is most common in India, where it is held by 2,659 people, or 1 in 288,479. In India it is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 89 percent are found, Telangana, where 7 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Outside of India this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Somala Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Somala earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.86% less than the national average, earning R 123,900 per year and in United States they earn 55.23% more than the national average, earning $66,982 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suomala92434/
Somalla92156/
Soumala92123/
Somalay9293/
Somaila9268/
Somalia9260/
Sommala9258/
Shomala9243/
Somaala9243/
Soimala9222/
Somalya9221/
Somalai9215/
Somgala9211/
Somalat9210/
Somalah929/
Somaela928/
Siomala924/
Somalad924/
Somalaj922/
Soymala922/
Somalau921/
Someala921/
Somayla921/
Soumaila8639,320/
Soumaïla862,196/
Somaglia86249/
Sommalai86233/
Soumaîla86114/
Soumayla8680/
Somgalla8648/
Soumalia8634/
Soumalas8623/
Shomaila8623/
Soumaãla8619/
Somalayt868/
Soumalla868/
Shomalya868/
Soomalai867/
Sotmalai866/
Somailay864/
Soimalai864/
Soumaula862/
Shomayla862/
Siomalas861/
Soemaila861/
Sommaila861/
Shomatla861/
Somaylai861/
Somallah861/
Soumalïa861/
Soymaila861/
Soymalai861/
Samala8321,300/
Somali837,527/
Sumala832,852/
Somela831,884/
Somola831,423/
Somalo83571/
Somale83359/
Comala83190/
Somaly83149/
Semala8368/
Jomala8311/
Zomala831/
Somalí831/
Soumailla80119/
Soumailia80107/
Soumalias8059/
Soumailah8011/
Ssoumaila809/
Soumailay809/
Soummaila807/
Souymaila804/
Soumaaila802/
Soumailaa802/
Soumailaz802/
Soumailoa802/
Somasilla801/
Soumalais801/
Shoumaila801/
Soumai'la801/
Soumailai801/
Soumailaâ801/
Soumaisla801/
Soumalaya801/
Sousmaila801/
S'Oumaila801/
Somaliaid801/
Soumaïlah801/
Samaila77236,839/
Sumaila7735,022/
Shamala774,789/
Shomali772,715/
Suomela772,248/
Sumalai772,129/
Samalla771,497/
Samalia771,315/
Seemala771,020/
Samalah77515/
Samalea77512/
Jommala77393/
Sumalla77309/
Somaili77290/
Saamala77275/
Sumalia77249/
Samalad77225/
Somaliy77198/
Sumalay77182/
Soemali77168/
Sumalat77166/
Shomela77159/
Samayla77157/
Soumale77151/
Somally77143/
Semahla77143/
Saemala77103/
Samaïla7785/
Samalay7784/
Somaylo7779/
Summala7777/
Sumalap7774/
Samahla7773/
Semalia7760/
Soumali7755/
Joymala7753/
Samalai7752/
Somolla7751/
Samalap7750/
Samaela7749/
Soumola7746/
Sammala7740/
Siamala7737/
Semaila7736/
Samalau7735/
Sommela7734/
Samalya7733/
Shomaly7732/
Sumalea7729/
Sumalas7728/
Szumala7726/
Samaîla7726/
Shemala7724/
Somalos7724/
Somales7722/
Samalas7722/
Somalis7722/
Shomola7721/
Zoumala7719/
Sumayla7717/
Samaala7717/
Shumala7717/
Semalla7716/
Sasmala7716/
Sumalya7716/
Chomala7716/
Saumala7715/
Sumalah7715/
Somalih7714/
Somolay7714/
Sommale7713/
Soimola7713/
Samaloa7712/
Sahmala7712/
Comalay7712/
Sumalad7712/
Samaãla7712/
Somaloo7712/
Somaali7711/
Samaula7711/
Samatla7710/
Somalee7710/
Somalli778/
Sommali778/
Somalet777/
Someila776/
Samalaa776/
Somoula776/
Someela775/
Susmala775/
Samalat775/
Samgala775/
Semalai775/
Semaala775/
Samajla775/
Somallo775/
Soimali775/
Joimala774/
Sumajla774/
Somaily774/
Somalie774/
Samalaj774/
Somahli774/
Samalha774/
Satmala773/
Sumgala773/
Zomalai773/
Somgali773/
Somaley773/
Comalla773/
Somalio773/
Shomale773/
Comalai773/
Sumaala772/
Joumala772/
Soomalo772/
Suymala772/
Ssamala772/
Semalah772/
Ssemala772/
Somolaá772/
Somailo772/
Comaila772/
Somaleh772/
Soumaly772/
Sommaly772/
Semalay771/
Jomalla771/
Siomela771/
Siemala771/
Sumaula771/
Sumalha771/
Samalga771/
Sjamala771/
Somalyo771/
Somaile771/
Somalot771/
Somaloy771/
Seumala771/
Soumalo771/
Soumalé771/
Semaela771/
Szomola771/
Szemala771/
Sumalau771/
Comalaj771/
Soomali771/
Xohmala771/
Sameala771/
Somahle771/
Soumaillla751/
Soumayllah751/
Soumaillat751/
Shamayla715,934/
Shumaila711,777/
Soumeila711,626/
Shoomali71598/
Shamalla71532/
Samailla71458/
Siamaila71390/
Shamalat71347/
Soumaili71297/
Szomolai71276/
Soumaily71239/
Shamaila71200/
Siamaala71189/
Samailah71170/
Sumalhay71149/
Soumeyla71118/
Sumailah71108/
Shamatla7182/
Szomolay7179/
Siamalya7173/
Somoulay7167/
Sammaila7164/
Shamalah7156/
Samalloa7148/
Samahala7148/
Soimalee7147/
Seumaala7138/
Shamalya7133/
Sumallea7131/
Sumailla7126/
Sheemala7124/
Zasmalla7122/
Samailia7120/
Samailaa7120/
Zoumalla7120/
Shammala7118/
Shumayla7116/
Chommala7116/
Saamaila7114/
Samaaila7112/
Shoumali7111/
Samailai7111/
Shamalia7110/
Soumaley7110/
Saamalla719/
Samalias719/
Sumailya719/
Sammalla718/
Scomolla718/
Semailla717/
Saamaala717/
Sumaaila717/
Ssamaila717/
Sammatla716/
Susmalia716/
Sasmaila716/
Shomaelo716/
Samaulad716/
Shumalia716/
Sumaalaa715/
Sumalaya715/
Shaamala715/
Satmaila715/
Sumalaha714/
Somalliy714/
Shemalla714/
Samallah714/
Sumailia714/
Sammalia714/
Shaumala714/
Semailia714/
Siamalia713/
Samaulah713/
Shasmala713/
Shumalla713/
Semmalai713/
Ssemaala713/
Samailas713/
Shomally713/
Soumoula713/
Samaulla712/
Semmaila712/
Chotmala712/
Sumallah712/
Semallah712/
Hsamaila712/
Soumalle712/
Szumalla712/
Samahula712/
Djomaila712/
Joumaala712/
Samalaha712/
Samaglia712/
Samalaud711/
Soomaali711/
Saumalai711/
Sasmalla711/
Sammalaa711/
Samaalaa711/
Samaalla711/
Samaelya711/
Jommalla711/
Hshamala711/
Scamalla711/
Somalich711/
Shsamala711/
Shumalya711/
Shoemale711/
Shemalai711/
Seemalla711/
Shahmala711/
Shamaula711/
Djoumala711/
Samailau711/
Ssumaila711/
Suumaila711/
Samahlla711/
Suimaila711/
Joumaila711/
Joumalla711/
Joummala711/
Zoumalay711/
Zomalloa711/
Zomaylla711/
Somoylla711/
Soomally711/
Somahali711/
Somalehr711/
Shamaala711/
Shamaela711/
Siumaila711/
Shomaali711/
Shomaily711/
Soummali711/
Soumoila711/
Ssemaula711/
Samailaz711/
Samailoa711/
Samaylas711/
Samaïlla711/
Samaladh711/
Samalahe711/
Samalaid711/
Samalais711/
Samaliai711/
Samallia711/
Saumaila711/
Sumaleat711/
Sumalhas711/
Djomalha711/
Comalaai711/
Sumaylah711/
Joymatla711/
Samalath711/
Shumahla711/
Sommalee711/
Sohmalee711/
Shamalai711/
Suhmaila711/
Samale675,617/
Samali675,074/
Sumali674,596/
Samela672,716/
Semela672,615/
Sumale672,585/
Jamala672,538/
Samola672,049/
Sumalo671,083/
Camala67963/
Sumola67815/
Samalo67748/
Shamalaay67634/
Soumailou67549/
Somolo67316/
Semola67286/
Zamala67209/
Zemala67195/
Comola67155/
Samhallah67136/
Chommalai67111/
Soumaille6777/
Shamallah6768/
Zumala6766/
Samaly6764/
Somoli6753/
Comalo6741/
Sumaly6740/
Somole6738/
Samaullah6737/
Zomali6735/
Jomola6719/
Sámela6717/
Djoumaila6716/
Choumaila6714/
Semalo6712/
Somoly6712/
Soumaïlou679/
Soumeilla678/
Schumalla678/
Zomola677/
Shamgalla677/
Soumailli677/
Samaillah676/
Samailaha676/
Samallaud676/
Zomela675/
Xomali675/
Shammalah674/
Sumała674/
Somelo673/
Sahamalay673/
Shamailah673/
Shumailah673/
Samaallah672/
Shumailla672/
Souymeila672/
Sémola672/
Samatilla672/
Sahasmala671/
Hsamailah671/
Djomealaj671/
Zomale671/
Sheemalla671/
Shamalaya671/
Shammalla671/
Sumalyaya671/
Soumaylou671/
Žomola671/
Shammaila671/
Shomalher671/
Soumailey671/
Soumailie671/
Samaailaa671/
Samalaaih671/
Sammailah671/
Sammailla671/
Sumalé671/
Djommaila671/
Sameallah671/
Samahaila671/
Shoomalee671/
Shahmaila671/
Shahmayla671/
Shamalaah671/
Zoumallah671/
Choummala671/
Choomalai671/
Choommala671/

Somala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somala in the Bengali language
সোমলাsomala-
Somala in the Hindi language
सोमलाsomala98.16
सोमालाsomala1.47
Somala in the Marathi language
सोमलाsomala98.13
सोमालाsomala0.85
सोमळाsomala0.5
जसोमलाjasomala0.14
सोमलsomala0.11
मालवेmalave0.06
सोमलुsomalu0.03
सोनालाsonala0.03
सोमळीsomali0.03
सोमळsomala0.03
सोमनsomana0.03
सोमालालsomalala0.03
Somala in the Oriya language
େସାମଲାesamala68.18
େସାମାଲାesamala22.73
େସାମଳାesamala4.55
େଶାମଲାesamala4.55
Somala in the Russian language
Сомалаsomala-

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