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 found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Somana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 123,084th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,963,769 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Somana reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 36 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Somana is also the 107,448th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 4,174 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 1,322 people, or 1 in 40,982. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent are found, Western Cape, where 20 percent are found and Gauteng, where 11 percent are found. Not including South Africa Somana occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in India, where 35 percent are found and Thailand, where 10 percent are found.

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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