Somarai Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Somarai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Somarai (99) may also be a first name.
Somarai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somarai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Somarai (Bengali: সমরায়, Hindi: सोमराई, Marathi: सोमराय, Oriya: େସାମରାଇ) is found most frequently in India. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Somarai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Somarai reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 951,070th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 99 people.
This surname is most common in India, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India Somarai is mostly concentrated in: Jharkhand, where 53 percent reside, Gujarat, where 40 percent reside and Odisha, where 7 percent reside. Apart from India this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Somarai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somarai in the Bengali language | ||
| সমরায় | samaraya | - |
| Somarai in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାମରାଇ | esamara'i | - |
| Somarai in the Marathi language | ||
| सोमराय | somaraya | - |
| Somarai in the Hindi language | ||
| सोमराई | somara'i | 80 |
| सोमराी | somarai | 20 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Somarai
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