Somekh Surname

307,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Somekh Surname User-submission:

Somekh was the title of the person who held the position of assistant to the cantor in the synagogue. The surname originated among Jewish people in modern-day Iraq.

Somekh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel9871:8,6701,355
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
England471:1,185,49155,443
France91:7,380,302306,885
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Somekh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Somekh was the title of the person who held the position of assistant to the cantor in the synagogue. The surname originated among Jewish people in modern-day Iraq.

- michael5904

Somekh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Somekh (Russian: Сомех) is found in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Somekh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somekh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 307,612th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,934,484 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Somekh reside; 80 percent reside in West Asia and 80 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

Somekh is most frequently used in Israel, where it is held by 987 people, or 1 in 8,670. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 36 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 34 percent reside and Jerusalem District, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Israel this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Somekh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Somekh surname are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Somekh earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.47% less than the national average, earning R 162,852 per year and in United States they earn 17.71% more than the national average, earning $50,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soumekh9255/
Soomekh9246/
Sohmekh921/
Somek91253/
Someke83441/
Siomek8379/
Someck8350/
Somech8330/
Szomek8315/
Sumekh8314/
Sommek8312/
Shomek832/
Somikh832/
Semekh832/
Samekh831/
Shamekh772,687/
Soumikh774/
Somehct774/
Schomek773/
Shomeke772/
Soomekx771/
Shoimek771/
Soumeke771/
Shoomek771/
Samek737,343/
Somyk731,178/
Sömek73642/
Somik73333/
Sumek73155/
Semek73145/
Šomek7378/
Jomek7350/
Zomek7328/
Comek7325/
Somík7318/
Somej7312/
Sámek736/
Someg735/
Somec734/
Somex731/
Djoumekh7114/
Ziomek676,304/
Soumik672,176/
Siemek671,436/
Sumeke67467/
Somich67205/
Sameke67177/
Szamek67139/
Shemek67121/
Sameck6767/
Summek6752/
Shamek6748/
Shomik6740/
Semykh6738/
Somick6735/
Somych6735/
Sumeck6731/
Sümegh6731/
Samegh6730/
Seemek6727/
Soimyk6724/
Semeck6722/
Sammek6721/
Somike6716/
Somyok6716/
Shumek6712/
Jomeke6712/
Siomik6711/
Szomík6711/
Samykh6710/
Samekhova6710/
Sumegh6710/
Samikh679/
Siomyk678/
Samech677/
Jamekh677/
Semikh676/
Zamekh676/
Szomik676/
Džomek674/
Jommek674/
Sjomik673/
Sameek672/
Somecq672/
Siamek672/
Djoummekh672/
Saumek671/
Sasmek671/
Sommec671/
Shomekova671/
Semiek671/
Sumikh671/
Sutmek671/
Djoumeikh671/
Jomeck671/
Sosmik671/
Szemek671/
Somiok671/
Saemek671/
Sameak671/
Commek670/
Schoemeck670/

Somekh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somekh in the Russian language
Сомехsomeh-

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