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 occurs most in Indonesia. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sombay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,605,694th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Sombay live; 82 percent live in Southeast Asia and 82 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sombay is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.
It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 2,938,871. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 91 percent reside, Central Kalimantan, where 7 percent reside and North Kalimantan, where 2 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 7 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.
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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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