Somb Surname
Approximately 462 people bear this surname
Somb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 174 | 1:46,860 | 5,817 |
| Cameroon | 132 | 1:157,341 | 17,155 |
| Taiwan | 114 | 1:205,656 | 1,765 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Somb (76) may also be a first name.
Somb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Somb (Hindi: सोमब) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Somb? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 653,013th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 38 percent of Somb live; 38 percent live in Oceania Islands and 38 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,107,702nd most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 76 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 46,860. In Papua New Guinea Somb is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 68 percent live, Central, where 19 percent live and East Sepik, where 12 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 29 percent live and Taiwan, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sombs | 89 | 15 | / |
| Shomb | 89 | 3 | / |
| Sombt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Schomb | 80 | 0 | / |
| Samb | 75 | 85,385 | / |
| Semb | 75 | 1,220 | / |
| Somp | 75 | 1,065 | / |
| Comb | 75 | 793 | / |
| Sumb | 75 | 496 | / |
| Sonb | 75 | 29 | / |
| Jomb | 75 | 21 | / |
| Zomb | 75 | 20 | / |
| Somw | 75 | 11 | / |
| Somv | 75 | 7 | / |
| Somf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Schombs | 73 | 111 | / |
| Sombowa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tjomb | 67 | 721 | / |
| Sompe | 67 | 209 | / |
| Sambs | 67 | 171 | / |
| Sambh | 67 | 144 | / |
| Sumbh | 67 | 83 | / |
| Coomb | 67 | 46 | / |
| Somph | 67 | 36 | / |
| Somps | 67 | 30 | / |
| Shamb | 67 | 30 | / |
| Somfe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Sumbs | 67 | 26 | / |
| Siamb | 67 | 15 | / |
| Scomp | 67 | 11 | / |
| Giomb | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sionb | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sambt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Siemb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shonb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sanmb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zoumb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djomb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sounb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shumb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soonb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saumb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sammb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jommb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhomb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soemp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shomp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shemb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sembh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sehmb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juomb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seemb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chomb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zombd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joumb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siumb | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zombs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sompt | 67 | 0 | / |
Somb Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somb in the Hindi language | ||
| सोमब | somaba | - |
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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 Somb
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