Somalu Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Somalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1271:6,039,885141,381
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Somalu (1,785) may also be a first name.

Somalu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Somalu (Hindi: सोमलू, Marathi: सोमलू, Oriya: େସାମାଲୁ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,348,199th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Somalu are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 77 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 181,069th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,785 people.

The last name Somalu is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 6,039,885. In India Somalu is primarily concentrated in: Odisha, where 38 percent reside, Chhattisgarh, where 31 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 27 percent reside. Without taking into account India Somalu is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Somalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somalu in the Marathi language
सोमलूsomalu83.43
सोमालूsomalu4.57
सोमलुsomalu2.86
सोमालुsomalu2.86
सोमळुsomalu2.86
सोमळूsomalu2.29
सोमाळूsomalu0.57
सोमनुsomanu0.57
Somalu in the Hindi language
सोमलूsomalu83.33
सोमलुsomalu16.67
Somalu in the Oriya language
େସାମାଲୁesamalu71.15
େସାମଲୁesamalu23.08
ନିମାଲୁnimalu1.92
େସାମଳୁesamalu1.92

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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
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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 Somalu
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