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

The last name Somane (Marathi: सोमणे) is most common in Somalia. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 71,278^th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,051,898 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Somane live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Somane is also the 124,692^nd most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 3,293 people.

This surname is most numerous in Somalia, where it is borne by 5,196 people, or 1 in 2,589. Beside Somalia this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent live and Kenya, where 10 percent live.

Somane Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Somane has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Somane surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Somane Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Somane surname is predominantly Muslim (87%) in Kenya.

Somane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.79% less than the national average, earning R 95,544 per year.