Somek Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Somek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1251:33,8296,935
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Qatar121:196,50026,891
France111:6,038,429280,838
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England91:6,190,895170,599
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Sömek (642) & Šomek (78) are calculated separately.

Somek (54) may also be a first name.

Somek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Somek (Hindi: सोमेक, Russian: Сомек) is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Sömek or Šomek. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,006,539th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Somek are found; 53 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 53 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 54 people.

Somek is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 33,829. In Croatia it is most common in: City of Zagreb, where 49 percent reside, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 34 percent reside and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Croatia this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Somek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Somek last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Somek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.18% more than the national average, earning $56,729 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sömek93642/
Šomek9378/
Somekh911,228/
Someke91441/
Siomek9179/
Someck9150/
Szomek9115/
Sommek9112/
Shomek912/
Soumekh8355/
Soomekh8346/
Schomek833/
Shomeke832/
Soomekx831/
Shoimek831/
Sohmekh831/
Soumeke831/
Shoomek831/
Samek807,343/
Somyk801,178/
Somik80333/
Sumek80155/
Semek80145/
Jomek8050/
Zomek8028/
Comek8025/
Somík8018/
Sámek806/
Someg805/
Somec804/
Somex801/
Ziomek736,304/
Soumik732,176/
Siemek731,436/
Sumeke73467/
Sameke73177/
Szamek73139/
Shemek73121/
Sameck7367/
Summek7352/
Shamek7348/
Shomik7340/
Somick7335/
Sumeck7331/
Seemek7327/
Soimyk7324/
Semeck7322/
Sammek7321/
Somike7316/
Somyok7316/
Sumekh7314/
Shumek7312/
Jomeke7312/
Siomik7311/
Szomík7311/
Siomyk738/
Szomik736/
Džomek734/
Jommek734/
Sjomik733/
Sameek732/
Somecq732/
Somikh732/
Siamek732/
Semekh732/
Saumek731/
Sasmek731/
Sommec731/
Semiek731/
Sutmek731/
Jomeck731/
Sosmik731/
Samekh731/
Szemek731/
Somiok731/
Saemek731/
Sameak731/
Commek730/
Shomekova711/
Schoemeck710/
Shamekh672,687/
Shoumik672,256/
Somkova67116/
Chommek67100/
Sammeck6748/
Siemeck6729/
Choomek6713/
Seemeak6712/
Schemek678/
Shameek676/
Ziomeck675/
Soumikh674/
Shomick674/
Somehct674/
Shumeck672/
Somoike672/
Seummek672/
Zsemeik671/
Shemeek671/
Suomiec671/
Shomike671/
Dziomek671/
Johymek671/
Ziomeek671/
Ziomiek671/
Sameske671/
Schumek671/
Szemeck671/
Summeck671/
Chomesk671/
Coohmek671/
Shameik670/
Shamiek670/
Shemeck670/
Schamek670/

Somek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somek in the Hindi language
सोमेकsomeka-
Somek in the Russian language
Сомекsomek-

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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 Somek
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