Somaye Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Somaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Somaye (163) may also be a first name.
Somaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Somaye (Marathi: सोमाये, Oriya: ସମାଏ) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Somaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Somaye is the 3,185,033rd most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Somaye live; 47 percent live in South Asia and 45 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 717,791st most common given name in the world, borne by 163 people.
The surname Somaye is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 4,798,908. In Iran Somaye is most frequent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 44 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 38 percent reside and Fars Province, where 6 percent reside. Besides Iran this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 26 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Somaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somaye in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମାଏ | sama'e | - |
| Somaye in the Marathi language | ||
| सोमाये | somaye | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Somaye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis