Somba Surname

44,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malawi

Somba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,8131:47,0145,299
DR Congo2,3261:31,7623,949
Malawi2,1171:8,0861,225
Tanzania1,8921:27,9823,363
Kenya1,0361:44,5754,616
Zambia5021:31,5743,243
Cameroon1481:140,33215,641
Papua New Guinea1411:57,8287,385
Zimbabwe1171:131,95117,409
Benin831:124,52513,573
Ivory Coast791:292,04111,081
Nigeria761:2,330,82678,393
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Taiwan441:532,8353,989
India401:19,176,635286,670
Liberia331:133,5929,935
Burkina Faso191:965,9009,829
Peru181:1,765,78523,952
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Congo151:332,6069,246
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
England81:6,964,757184,742
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Somba (2,234) may also be a first name.

Somba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Somba (Hindi: सोमबा, Marathi: सोमबा, Oriya: ମାା) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Somba.

How Common Is The Last Name Somba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Somba is the 44,677th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 626,562 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Somba reside; 25 percent reside in East Africa and 25 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Somba is also the 158,104th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 2,234 people.

It is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 2,813 people, or 1 in 47,014. In Indonesia Somba is primarily found in: South Sulawesi, where 38 percent are found, North Sulawesi, where 34 percent are found and Papua, where 12 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this surname is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Malawi, where 18 percent are found.

Somba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Somba surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Somba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.37% less than the national average, earning R 87,048 per year and in United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sombat9112,557/
Sombai912,071/
Shomba911,185/
Soimba9196/
Sombah9166/
Soumba9163/
Sombga9161/
Sombay9155/
Sombea9128/
Ssomba917/
Sombad913/
Soomba913/
Sombha912/
Somboa912/
Soemba912/
Scomba912/
Sohmba911/
Sgomba911/
Siomba911/
Szomba911/
Sombau911/
Szombat83589/
Soumbai83154/
Sombach8349/
Sombait8311/
Soumbas836/
Sombaya835/
Sombatt834/
Sombhai834/
Sombhaa833/
Sombhas832/
Sombaia831/
Shombai831/
Shombha831/
Sosemba831/
Szombay831/
Sotemba831/
Sotimba831/
Sotmbat831/
Samba80333,743/
Sombo8022,197/
Sumba8018,328/
Comba8012,619/
Semba808,376/
Sombe806,512/
Zomba805,512/
Sombi804,224/
Jomba80677/
Somby80252/
Somwa80227/
Sonba8049/
Somua8033/
Sombé8018/
Somva8014/
Szombath77666/
Szombach7739/
Sombault779/
Sombhaya771/
Soujmbai771/
Soumbath771/
Sounmbai771/
Shombeau770/
Chomba7352,778/
Shumba7351,299/
Shamba7329,430/
Sambas736,862/
Sambad736,321/
Sombie735,654/
Shombe735,073/
Sambai732,357/
Shombo732,357/
Sambat732,149/
Sonbai731,558/
Sumbad731,542/
Zoumba731,531/
Sembai731,159/
Sonbay731,133/
Sambea731,125/
Sumbay73772/
Sembay73692/
Sambay73610/
Sambaa73606/
Sumbai73544/
Siamba73492/
Zombad73447/
Džomba73315/
Sambha73304/
Saumba73302/
Sumbaa73276/
Siombo73223/
Samboa73205/
Sambau73178/
Sambah73173/
Djomba73166/
Zsámba73162/
Sombes73157/
Zhomba73145/
Sembah73133/
Shemba73133/
Combay73130/
Ssamba73121/
Çombaş73117/
Soombe73106/
Somboi73101/
Sombou73100/
Jombai7399/
Soumbi7398/
Sgamba7397/
Zsemba7395/
Sambaz7380/
Žgomba7378/
Sumbas7378/
Combaj7372/
Sumbat7372/
Zgomba7371/
Zombea7370/
Soumbo7366/
Shombi7350/
Zsombó7349/
Zombai7348/
Sonbat7347/
Sonbas7345/
Sonbaş7341/
Zsamba7339/
Soumbe7339/
Sembea7337/
Sambaj7332/
Somber7330/
Sembaj7329/
Coomba7326/
Siemba7325/
Sumbah7322/
Sambaß7320/
Sombey7320/
Somwad7319/
Zombas7318/
Somboh7317/
Sombee7317/
Somboy7317/
Ssumba7317/
Somboo7316/
Suumba7313/
Sonbağ7313/
Sombuo7312/
Siombe7312/
Somwai7312/
Sombei7311/
Zombay739/
Seumba738/
Zombah737/
Sumbha736/
Shomwa736/
Sombet736/
Ssemba736/
Sonbad736/
Saemba735/
Joumba735/
Sonbha734/
Combau734/
Sombio734/
Sombot734/
Siombi734/
Sonbap734/
Somway733/
Saamba733/
Ziomba733/
Sembau733/
Sammba733/
Soimbo733/
Ssombe733/
Sgumba732/
Siumba732/
Sombho732/
Sumbea732/
Soombi732/
Sombeh732/
Sombih732/
Tcomba732/
Scamba732/
Jombaa732/
Jombas732/
Soymbo732/
Sumbau732/
Somvat732/
Somwas732/
Jombha731/
Combea731/
Sjamba731/
Sombhe731/
Sombhy731/
Somnbo731/
Somwah731/
Semmba731/
Soumby731/
Sonbah731/
Sambaí731/
Hsamba731/
Zombat731/
Sonbga731/
Suimba731/
Shomby731/
Soumwa731/
Samnba731/
Sambéa731/
Sembaa731/
Sumboa731/
Sonboa731/
Sommbo731/
Summba731/
Combai731/
Schombach7118/
Jshombach714/
Djoumba673,156/
Combeau672,310/
Soumbou672,196/
Shoombe671,896/
Sambaya671,327/
Shambay67697/
Shaumba67695/
Dziomba67396/
Choomba67203/
Shomber67159/
Sasimba67113/
Sounbai67113/
Sambhad67112/
Shumbah67108/
Shambai67103/
Sambach67100/
Siambai6799/
Sambeat6778/
Zoumbay6765/
Shambha6764/
Sumbaya6757/
Sonbait6753/
Somboot6751/
Schemba6749/
Sambaiy6744/
Satemba6741/
Shumbat6740/
Sumbach6738/
Zoumbai6736/
Shomwua6727/
Chombay6726/
Schombi6725/
Shambah6724/
Szomber6723/
Sasemba6721/
Sumbaha6720/
Jhombad6720/
Sjambas6720/
Sahamba6720/
Shambaz6720/
Sambhai6719/
Sambaha6719/
Shomboi6719/
Sambhat6717/
Zoumbas6717/
Sambhay6716/
Sambaja6715/
Sambais6713/
Shambat6712/
Shumbai6712/
Soumbos6712/
Shuimba6711/
Siomber6711/
Shombet6711/
Sambhas6710/
Sumbadh6710/
Sambatt6710/
Tcoumba6710/
Sounmbi6710/
Chombah679/
Coombay678/
Sambaat678/
Satimba678/
Zoumbaï677/
Sombood677/
Shuymba676/
Shombot676/
Szombayová676/
Somnuea676/
Jombach675/
Choumba675/
Zotimba675/
Sumbath675/
Sambhaa674/
Sosimbo674/
Soumber674/
Chombai673/
Shembha673/
Shoymbo673/
Shoumbi673/
Soumbey673/
Soumbie673/
Shumbay673/
Jasimba673/
Sumbatt673/
Shomway672/
Sambhau672/
Sahmbaz672/
Saembai672/
Shumbha672/
Shuumba672/
Shembai672/
Shambaj672/
Sounmbe672/
Soumbeu672/
Zombach672/
Shaamba672/
Sambass672/
Shombey672/
Suimbay672/
Saumbai671/
Saumbha671/
Satmbay671/
Sambaih671/
Sambait671/
Sambhaj671/
Zombaad671/
Zoumbah671/
Zhombad671/
Shumnba671/
Shonbai671/
Shgumba671/
Seembai671/
Seembay671/
Sumbhas671/
Sumbhay671/
Ssambay671/
Schombo671/
Coombea671/
Zombeah671/
Siambau671/
Sambahy671/
Zombath671/
Socimbo671/
Soomboo671/
Soimbou671/
Siombit671/
Shhamba671/
Shombui671/
Soumbet671/
Soumboi671/
Sounbay671/
Sambadh671/
Sanmbai671/
Saumbay671/
Semba'a671/
Gioumba671/
Djombai671/
Chombat671/
Chombaz671/
Schombe671/
Shonbay671/
Johnmba671/
Jonmbai671/
Sotembe671/
Schomby671/
Sanmbad671/
Sanmbaz671/
Sombooy671/
Soonbai671/
Shambaa671/
Shambad671/
Jasmbay671/
Jombeau670/
Somways670/
Schamba670/
Somwach670/
Sombist670/
Shambau670/
Chombas670/

Somba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somba in the Marathi language
सोमबाsomaba-
Somba in the Hindi language
सोमबाsomaba66.67
सोम्बाsomba33.33
Somba in the Oriya language
ମାାmaa50
ma50

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