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
Somhi (Hindi: सोमही) is most common in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Somhi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 38 percent of Somhi are found; 25 percent are found in East Africa and 25 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Somhi is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 50 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 50 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common 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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