Somay Surname
Approximately 907 people bear this surname
Somay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 676 | 1:115,120 | 9,689 |
| India | 65 | 1:11,801,006 | 214,148 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Hungary | 25 | 1:392,651 | 27,081 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Somay (4,225) may also be a first name.
Somay Demographics
Average Somay Salary in
United States
$36,045 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Somay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Somay (Bengali: সোমায়, Hindi: सोमय, Marathi: सोमाय, Oriya: େସାମାୟ, Tibetan: སོ་མ་) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Somay.
How Common Is The Last Name Somay? popularity and diffusion
Somay is the 390,407th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,034,781 people. Somay is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Somay live; 67 percent live in West Asia and 66 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 106,689th most prevalent first name globally, held by 4,225 people.
It is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 676 people, or 1 in 115,120. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 14 percent reside and Sanliurfa Province, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.
Somay Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Somay earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 46.52% less than the national average, earning R 127,080 per year and in United States they earn 16.46% less than the national average, earning $36,045 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Somay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somay in the Tibetan language | ||
| སོ་མ་ | soma | - |
| Somay in the Bengali language | ||
| সোমায় | somaya | - |
| Somay in the Hindi language | ||
| सोमय | somaya | 57.14 |
| सोमाय | somaya | 21.43 |
| सोमया | somaya | 14.29 |
| सोम्य | somya | 7.14 |
| Somay in the Marathi language | ||
| सोमाय | somaya | 53.13 |
| सोमय | somaya | 43.75 |
| सोनाय | sonaya | 3.13 |
| Somay in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାମାୟ | esamaya | 50 |
| ସମାୟ | samaya | 23.08 |
| େସାମୟ | esamaya | 15.38 |
| େସାମଯ୍ | esamay | 3.85 |
| େସୗମଯ୍ର | esamayra | 3.85 |
| େସାମୟର | esamayara | 3.85 |
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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 Somay
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