Somashekhar Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Somashekhar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somashekhar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2031:3,778,647104,625
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Somashekhar (1,109) may also be a first name.

Somashekhar Last Name Facts

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

Somashekhar (Bengali: সোমশেখর, Hindi: सोमशेखर, Marathi: सोमाशेखर, Oriya: େସାମେଶଖର) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Somashekhar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,055,483rd most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Somashekhar are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Somashekhar is also the 239,516th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 1,109 people.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 203 people, or 1 in 3,778,647. In India Somashekhar is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 61 percent reside, Karnataka, where 19 percent reside and Telangana, where 10 percent reside. Other than India it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Singapore, where 5 percent reside.

Somashekhar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Somashekhar are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Somashekhar earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.95% more than the national average, earning $44,423 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Somashekhar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somashekhar in the Bengali language
সোমশেখরsomasekhara-
Somashekhar in the Oriya language
େସାମେଶଖରesamesakhara-
Somashekhar in the Hindi language
सोमशेखरsomasekhara87.5
सोमाशेखरsomasekhara12.5
Somashekhar in the Marathi language
सोमाशेखरsomasekhara51.39
सोमशेखरsomasekhara37.5
सोमेशेखरsomesekhara2.78
शेखरsekhara2.78
राजशेखरrajasekhara1.39
सोमशेखऱsomasekhara1.39
सोमशेखsomasekha1.39
सोमाशेखारsomasekhara1.39

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Somashekhar
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