Somana Surname

123,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Somana Surname User-submission:

The Somana surname is from an Arabic descent. It derives from the word som, which in Arabic refers towards fasting. So the bearer of the surname Somana is known as the person who fasts, which means that the person is patient.

Somana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3221:40,9825,255
India1,3011:589,59728,570
Thailand3811:185,40230,406
Indonesia2711:488,00440,078
Venezuela951:317,9387,174
France771:862,633101,453
Niger561:342,7159,958
Cameroon401:519,22741,500
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Burkina Faso221:834,1869,118
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Somana (4,174) may also be a first name.

Somana Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Somana surname is from an Arabic descent. It derives from the word som, which in Arabic refers towards fasting. So the bearer of the surname Somana is known as the person who fasts, which means that the person is patient.

- somai

Somana Last Name Facts

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

Somana (Arabic: صوماني, Bengali: সোমনা, Hindi: सोमना, Marathi: सोमना, Oriya: େସାମନା) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Somana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 123,084th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,963,769 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Somana reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 36 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 107,448th most widely held first name in the world, held by 4,174 people.

Somana is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 1,322 people, or 1 in 40,982. In South Africa Somana is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent live, Western Cape, where 20 percent live and Gauteng, where 11 percent live. Excluding South Africa Somana exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in India, where 35 percent live and Thailand, where 10 percent live.

Somana Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Somana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.4% less than the national average, earning R 158,268 per year; in Colombia they earn 40.86% less than the national average, earning $13,426,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soumana92123,366/
Sommana922,001/
Somanna921,948/
Somagna92432/
Somanga92408/
Somanah92149/
Shomana9286/
Somanas9222/
Somgana9220/
Somaana9215/
Somanat9212/
Somanad928/
Soomana924/
Soimana924/
Soemana923/
Siomana922/
Suomana922/
Somanaa921/
Somanay921/
Somatna921/
Soymana921/
Sommanat861,128/
Sommanas8666/
Souymana8654/
Somanadh8636/
Soumanna8630/
Soummana8630/
Somainay8630/
Ssoumana8627/
Soumanaa8620/
Shomanah8617/
Soumaana8617/
Soumagna8617/
Soumaina8617/
Szoumana8612/
Sommanna8611/
Somanatt864/
Siomanai864/
Soumamna863/
Souùmana862/
Soumanas862/
Soumanaâ862/
Soommana862/
Somganga861/
Soimanaa861/
Soumanai861/
Soumanaz861/
Soumanea861/
Soumanha861/
Soumùana861/
Sousmana861/
Shomaina861/
Shommana861/
Soumaïna861/
Somani8330,091/
Sumana837,903/
Samana837,374/
Somane836,928/
Semana834,028/
Somona831,310/
Jomana83592/
Somano83443/
Comana83196/
Somany83166/
Zomana83102/
Somena8346/
Soumagnas80171/
Soumagnat802/
Sommangai801/
Soumaanaa801/
Soummmana801/
Sommmanat801/
Soumano7712,272/
Somanje777,245/
Zoumana773,756/
Samanga772,166/
Soumani771,679/
Joumana771,452/
Soumane771,193/
Somaini771,190/
Sumanah771,106/
Semmana771,059/
Sumanga771,021/
Sumanat77620/
Samanna77583/
Sammana77578/
Sommano77492/
Somoina77482/
Samauna77405/
Samanah77361/
Saumana77271/
Samanat77228/
Shamana77221/
Somanee77204/
Somaniy77184/
Samanay77172/
Sumaina77171/
Sommani77108/
Shomani7796/
Djomana7786/
Semanay7783/
Sotmani7778/
Sumasna7766/
Somanni7762/
Sumanna7758/
Siamana7758/
Samanas7757/
Samaina7750/
Shumana7747/
Jasmana7745/
Soomane7740/
Saamana7738/
Somanou7738/
Somaine7737/
Somaney7737/
Shomane7737/
Sumatna7736/
Samgana7732/
Samanad7732/
Samanea7729/
Sommany7728/
Samhana7726/
Susmana7723/
Somaino7719/
Semaana7719/
Summana7719/
Suhmana7717/
Sumaana7717/
Samaana7717/
Soemani7716/
Sumanas7716/
Semauna7715/
Sommane7712/
Siumana7712/
Semeana7710/
Samanau779/
Shemana779/
Sumanay779/
Somajni779/
Saemana779/
Somangi778/
Somanis778/
Çomanaj778/
Soimani777/
Samanaj777/
Sumhana777/
Somanid777/
Somanii777/
Sahmana776/
Somagni775/
Sasmana775/
Siemana775/
Scemana775/
Samaena775/
Ssemana775/
Semanau775/
Samatna774/
Somaani774/
Scomona774/
Satmana774/
Seemana774/
Comanaj774/
Somanih774/
Samanap774/
Somango774/
Chomana774/
Samayna773/
Samanai773/
Soemena773/
Sohmani773/
Commana773/
Comanay773/
Somanij773/
Shomany773/
Suomena772/
Sumanaj772/
Samanoa772/
Somaïni772/
Somagne772/
Soimano772/
Samajna771/
Jommana771/
Joymana771/
Somaneh771/
Somange771/
Somanoh771/
Sommona771/
Siomano771/
Somanio771/
Semanha771/
Somanes771/
Somanei771/
Somanip771/
Somanne771/
Somanoi771/
Somanoo771/
Somanoy771/
Somouna771/
Somaane771/
Sosmaña771/
Soemane771/
Soumanh771/
Soumona771/
Soumãna771/
Soumäna771/
Samahna771/
Semanai771/
Giomana771/
Coumana771/
Jotmana771/
Tjomana771/
Szomane771/
Sameana771/
Samanaa771/
Siomena771/
Soumany771/
Sumanad771/
Zoomana771/
Soumanou7122,407/
Soumaine716,858/
Soumaïne715,873/
Shamanga71803/
Soummane71685/
Semainay71492/
Soumagne71384/
Sumainah71357/
Shamanna71265/
Samanhat71259/
Soumanoh71225/
Sumangay71200/
Sammanai71120/
Sommanee7199/
Sumainay7189/
Sammatna7185/
Samanadh7184/
Samasnay7180/
Shaumana7172/
Semahyna7164/
Sammauna7156/
Soumanis7154/
Sumanaya7150/
Commanay7145/
Shamauna7136/
Sammanga7134/
Saemanea7133/
Saemanah7130/
Sammanna7127/
Soimanee7121/
Samainga7120/
Sommango7118/
Sohmanee7118/
Samannap7117/
Soumouna7117/
Semmauna7116/
Samahuna7116/
Ssoumane7116/
Semahana7115/
Sommangi7114/
Samangah7113/
Djoumana7113/
Somgaini7112/
Samahyna7112/
Soummani7111/
Soumagni7111/
Sommagni7111/
Shamasna719/
Semainah718/
Saamanna717/
Shamanaj717/
Soumanho717/
Shomanei717/
Soumaîne716/
Ssemaana715/
Soomaney714/
Sameanna714/
Siemanai714/
Siamanna714/
Shumanga714/
Samanaph714/
Samganna713/
Soumanie713/
Somonaya713/
Sheumana713/
Scamanha713/
Sousmane713/
Shumanai712/
Shamanad712/
Soymaner712/
Samannah712/
Sammanea712/
Sammanas711/
Samgaana711/
Samhanga711/
Sammanaa711/
Samainah711/
Samainay711/
Samanajh711/
Samanaud711/
Samannay711/
Soeymani711/
Somahano711/
Shumanoa711/
Shemaina711/
Shamanas711/
Shamanaz711/
Shamgana711/
Suimanga711/
Soumeena711/
Shomange711/
Zoumaina711/
Zoumanah711/
Somanhou711/
Somannou711/
Somanyoy711/
Somomnat711/
Soomoona711/
Somagnie711/
Soimanou711/
Shaamana711/
Shehmana711/
Shosmane711/
Soumaini711/
Soumanez711/
Soumange711/
Soumango711/
Soumanne711/
Soumaïné711/
Soumeyna711/
Sama'ina711/
Samasnaï711/
Saumanas711/
Saumanga711/
Suomaine711/
Suumaana711/
Choumana711/
Samaynga711/
Comeanha711/
Soumanit711/
Somanjhe711/
Shomanie711/
Suomanuo711/
Samaanga711/
Samganga711/
Shamhana711/
Samaunna711/
Sammanat711/
Samganay711/
Somaneth711/
Soymanee711/
Sumangau711/
Somasney710/
Samani6731,213/
Samano6721,386/
Sumani6715,346/
Sumona6711,833/
Camana675,601/
Sumano673,736/
Samane673,657/
Zamana671,485/
Jamana671,022/
Somoni67670/
Samona67567/
Samangaya67507/
Semena67480/
Zumana67444/
Samena67408/
Somono67354/
Sumane67244/
Samany67213/
Sámano67162/
Çomani6795/
Semona6790/
Soumannou6781/
Somone6777/
Sumany6774/
Comaña6758/
Shahmanah6754/
Shamanadh6753/
Sumaña6744/
Xamana6733/
Zomena6727/
Semmaunah6725/
Zomane6725/
Zemana6720/
Chusmanah6718/
Samanh6716/
Shatmaina679/
Somony678/
Soumainou677/
Sàmano676/
Shahamana675/
Xomani675/
Sammanaih675/
Samangaia674/
Sahamanad674/
Sumainnah673/
Comona673/
Samaná673/
Shamahyna673/
Sumanj672/
Samaña672/
Sammaneah672/
Somgainey671/
Sumanh671/
Shamaunga671/
Jomano671/
Xumana671/
Zomona671/
Someña671/
Shamanash671/
Suimangai671/
Soumaînou671/
Soumaïnou671/
Soummanou671/
Sousmanne671/
S'Oumanou671/
Samahanga671/
Samanj671/
Samané671/
Samaní671/
Schemmana671/
Súmano671/
Djoumatna671/
Shumaynah671/
Xomane671/
Semmannah671/

Somana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somana in the Bengali language
সোমনাsomana76.92
সুমনাsumana23.08
Somana in the Oriya language
େସାମନାesamana75
େସାମାନାesamana12.5
େଶାମନାesamana4.17
ଗୁୁେସାମାନାguuesamana4.17
େସାମନesamana4.17
Somana in the Hindi language
सोमनाsomana72.92
सोमानाsomana23.96
सोमाणाsomana1.04
सोमनsomana1.04
सोभनाsobhana1.04
Somana in the Marathi language
सोमनाsomana37.74
सोमाणाsomana24.53
सोमानाsomana21.64
सोमणाsomana13.59
शंकरsankara0.23
सोमण्णाsomanna0.15
सनदीsanadi0.15
सोनटsonata0.15
सुमनsumana0.08
सोमनााsomanaa0.08
सानपsanapa0.08
सोमणsomana0.08
सोमवाsomava0.08
शांतपाsantapa0.08
सोमनsomana0.08
सोमलाsomala0.08
Somana in the Arabic language
صومانيswmany-
صومناswmna-

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