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 surname Somhi (Hindi: सोमही) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Somhi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Somhi is primarily found in Africa, where 38 percent of Somhi reside; 25 percent reside in East Africa and 25 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Somhi is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Somhi is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 50 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 50 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Somhi occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Yemen, where 25 percent live.
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
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- 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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