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 carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Somb? popularity and diffusion
The last name Somb is the 653,013th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 38 percent of Somb reside; 38 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 38 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Somb is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 76 people.
The surname Somb is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 46,860. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 68 percent live, Central, where 19 percent live and East Sepik, where 12 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Somb
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