Somapala Surname

476,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Somapala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somapala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Wales41:773,63329,106
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Somapala (1,157) may also be a first name.

Somapala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Somapala (Hindi: सोमपाला) is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Somapala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 476,893rd most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,395,929 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Somapala reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 233,698th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 1,157 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 658 people, or 1 in 31,624. Not including Sri Lanka this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 2 percent reside and Qatar, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Somapala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somapala in the Hindi language
सोमपालाsomapala-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Somapala
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