Sombay Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Sombay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 45 | 1:2,938,871 | 165,726 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Sombay (11) may also be a first name.
Sombay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sombay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sombay is found most in Indonesia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sombay? popularity and diffusion
Sombay is the 2,605,694th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Sombay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Sombay reside; 82 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 82 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sombay is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name internationally, held by 11 people.
Sombay is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 2,938,871. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 91 percent are found, Central Kalimantan, where 7 percent are found and North Kalimantan, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 7 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
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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
- 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 Sombay
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