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Where Does The Last Name Somali Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Somali (Arabic: صومالي, Bengali: সোমালী, Georgian: სომალი, Hindi: सोमली, Marathi: सोमली, Oriya: େସାମାଲି) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Somalí. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Somali? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 66,229^th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 968,187 people. The surname Somali is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Somali are found; 62 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 49,584^th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 13,635 people.

The surname Somali is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4,185 people, or 1 in 23,309. Aside from Ethiopia this surname occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Somali Last Name Statistics ^demography

The amount Somali earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.93% less than the national average, earning R 90,480 per year and in United States they earn 56.94% more than the national average, earning $67,719 USD per year.