Somena Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Somena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Someña (1) are calculated separately.
Somena (919) may also be a first name.
Somena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Somena (Bengali: সোমেনা, Hindi: सोमेना, Marathi: सोमनाथ, Russian: Сомена) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Someña. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Somena? popularity and diffusion
Somena is the 2,876,555th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Somena are found; 48 percent are found in Central Africa and 46 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 267,324th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 919 people.
This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 48 percent live, Centre Region, where 43 percent live and South Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Somena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somena in the Bengali language | ||
| সোমেনা | somena | - |
| Somena in the Marathi language | ||
| सोमनाथ | somanatha | - |
| Somena in the Hindi language | ||
| सोमेना | somena | 50 |
| शोमीना | somina | 50 |
| Somena in the Russian language | ||
| Сомена | somena | - |
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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 Somena
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