Somhi Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Somhi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Somhi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somhi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Somhi (Hindi: सोमही) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Somhi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Somhi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Somhi live; 25 percent live in East Africa and 25 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Somhi is most numerous in: Rukwa Region, where 50 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Somhi occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Yemen, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Somhi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somhi in the Hindi language | ||
| सोमही | somahi | - |
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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 Somhi
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