Somele Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Somele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 61 | 1:133,667 | 18,337 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Somele (14) may also be a first name.
Somele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Somele (Marathi: सोमेले, Russian: Сомелье) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Somele? popularity and diffusion
The surname Somele is the 2,007,164th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name Somele is mostly found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Somele live; 70 percent live in Oceania Islands and 70 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 14 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 133,667. In Papua New Guinea Somele is mostly concentrated in: Western, where 75 percent live, Central, where 13 percent live and National Capital District, where 10 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 9 percent live and Russia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Somele Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somele in the Marathi language | ||
| सोमेले | somele | - |
| Somele in the Russian language | ||
| Сомелье | somele | - |
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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
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- 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 Somele
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