Somayaji Surname

467,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Somayaji Surname User-submission:

The Somayaji surname was given to people who performed the Soma Yajna ritual. It is a common surname in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in India. In Andhra Pradesh, there is a similar surname Somayajulu. This is the Telugu version.

In Karnataka, they are categorized as Kota Brahmins with Lord Narasimha as Kuladevatha or Moola devatha (deity) and Guru Narasimha temple as the native temple, located at Kota in Udupi district of Karnataka.

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Somayaji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5481:1,399,75453,776
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England101:5,571,806158,774
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Somayaji (91) may also be a first name.

Somayaji Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Somayaji surname was given to people who performed the Soma Yajna ritual. It is a common surname in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in India. In Andhra Pradesh, there is a similar surname Somayajulu. This is the Telugu version.

In Karnataka, they are categorized as Kota Brahmins with Lord Narasimha as Kuladevatha or Moola devatha (deity) and Guru Narasimha temple as the native temple, located at Kota in Udupi district of Karnataka.

- ganeshsomayaji

This surname is mostly found in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharastra and Karnataka. People bearing this surname are mainly bramhins and come from a history of 1000 year. One who bears the name is Thikkana Somayaji, a prominent scholar.

- shashikanth

Somayaji Last Name Facts

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

Somayaji (Hindi: सोमयाजी, Marathi: सोमायाजी) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Somayaji.

How Common Is The Last Name Somayaji? popularity and diffusion

Somayaji is the 467,776th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,135,669 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Somayaji live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Somayaji is also the 998,282nd most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 91 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 548 people, or 1 in 1,399,754. In India Somayaji is most common in: Karnataka, where 63 percent live, Maharashtra, where 9 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent live. Barring India it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Kuwait, where 5 percent live.

Somayaji Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Somayaji last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Somayaji earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 47.79% more than the national average, earning $63,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 52.11% more than the national average, earning $75,575 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Somayagi8816/
Somiyaji884/
Sumayaji881/
Somayoji881/
Somayazi881/
Somajaji881/
Samayaji881/
Somayachi821/
Somaysi801/
Somaygi801/
Somajice7538/
Samayiji7521/
Somayice756/
Somayise756/
Samayayi751/
Samayoji751/
Somoyagi751/
Somajiji751/
Somhayisi714/
Shamayayi711/
Samayachi711/
Somadje67813/
Samayae6720/
Somajee6714/
Somayee6713/
Samajie6713/
Somausi675/
Samajhi673/
Somaiza672/
Somaiye671/
Samaiji671/
Samayza671/
Samajji671/

Somayaji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somayaji in the Hindi language
सोमयाजीsomayaji-
Somayaji in the Marathi language
सोमायाजीsomayaji42.86
सोमयाजीsomayaji38.1
सोमायजीsomayaji9.52
सोमयजीsomayaji9.52

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