Somasundaram Surname

50,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,158 people bear this surname

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

Somasundaram Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somasundaram Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4,9701:4,187607
India1,9871:386,04220,584
United States5001:724,91856,977
United Arab Emirates4271:21,4572,476
Canada3131:117,71812,450
England2661:209,46618,018
Singapore2401:22,949903
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Malaysia2371:124,4488,131
Oman2271:16,2471,667
Qatar1971:11,9701,310
Kuwait1931:19,6932,634
Australia1901:142,08315,253
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Norway111:467,48139,375
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
France51:13,284,544357,392
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Somasundaram (4,037) may also be a first name.

Somasundaram Last Name Facts

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

The surname Somasundaram (Hindi: सोमसुन्दरम, Marathi: सोमासुंदरम) occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Somasundaram.

How Common Is The Last Name Somasundaram? popularity and diffusion

The surname Somasundaram is the 50,508th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 717,419 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Somasundaram are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Somasundaram is also the 109,804th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 4,037 people.

This surname is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 4,970 people, or 1 in 4,187. Excluding Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Somasundaram Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Somasundaram are 0.95999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.27% registered with the political party.

The amount Somasundaram earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.35% less than the national average, earning 244,521 kr per year; in United States they earn 33.39% more than the national average, earning $57,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.86% more than the national average, earning $53,586 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Somasundaram Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somasundaram in the Hindi language
सोमसुन्दरमsomasundarama66.67
सोमासुन्दरमsomasundarama33.33
Somasundaram in the Marathi language
सोमासुंदरमsomasundarama50
सोमसुंदरमsomasundarama16.67
सोमासुंदरामsomasundarama11.11
सोमासुन्दरमsomasundarama11.11
सोमसुदंरमsomasudanrama5.56
सोमसुंदरsomasundara5.56

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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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