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
The last name Somarai (Bengali: সমরায়, Hindi: सोमराई, Marathi: सोमराय, Oriya: େସାମରାଇ) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Somarai.
How Common Is The Last Name Somarai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Somarai are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 951,070th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 99 people.
The surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India Somarai is primarily concentrated in: Jharkhand, where 53 percent live, Gujarat, where 40 percent live and Odisha, where 7 percent live. Barring India this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent live.
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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- 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 Somarai
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