Somaq Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Somaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran961:799,81840,023
Syria41:4,825,25612,827

Somaq Last Name Facts

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

The last name Somaq is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Somaq? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,849,867th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Somaq are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

It is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 799,818. In Iran Somaq is most numerous in: Gilan Province, where 61 percent live, Mazandaran Province, where 15 percent live and Qom Province, where 9 percent live. Apart from Iran it exists in one country. It is also common in Syria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Somaqh911/
Somaque8328/
Somak80179/
Somac8075/
Samaq8060/
Somag801/
Somax801/
Sommak73524/
Soymac7370/
Siomak7344/
Somack7334/
Somake7332/
Shomak7326/
Sotmak7324/
Somakh738/
Somakk737/
Scomak734/
Samadq732/
Shamaq732/
Somauk731/
Satmaq731/
Szomak731/
Sommag731/
Somhak731/
Joumaq731/
Somague6742/
Somoque6739/
Shomake6731/
Samaqus6711/
Schomak679/
Shoemak677/
Sommakk673/
Soumake673/
Samaque672/
Shoumak671/
Somhack671/
Someaux671/
Somatke671/
Somakhe671/
Sommaak671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Somaq
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