Somalee Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Somalee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Somalee (66) may also be a first name.
Somalee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somalee Come From? nationality or country of origin
Somalee (Hindi: सोमाली, Oriya: େସାମାଲି) is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Somalee? popularity and diffusion
The last name Somalee is the 6,063,924th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Somalee live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Tai-Asia. Somalee is also the 1,201,840th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 66 people.
It is most widely held in Thailand, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 8,829,793. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Surat Thani Province, where 50 percent reside, Bangkok, where 13 percent reside and Pattani Province, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Thailand this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Somalee Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somalee in the Hindi language | ||
| सोमाली | somali | - |
| Somalee in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାମାଲି | esamali | - |
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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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- 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 Somalee
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