Somiru Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Somiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Somiru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Somiru Come From? nationality or country of origin

Somiru is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Somiru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Somiru are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda Somiru is most numerous in: Arua District, where 90 percent live and Maracha District, where 10 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soumiru9241/
Soumireu8625/
Samiru83502/
Jomiru83456/
Semiru8321/
Somuru8310/
Someru839/
Sumiru837/
Soumeru77122/
Zhomiru7744/
Somerau7725/
Shamiru7721/
Samirou7710/
Samirut776/
Sahmiru773/
Szomuru771/
Saamiru771/
Sumairu771/
Sommerau71108/
Sommerud7138/
Soumiroe7121/
Soumerou715/
Shahmiru714/
Shamirud711/
Zoumirou711/
Sumithru711/
Jamiru67395/
Schomerus67245/
Samuru67213/
Semeru67178/
Sommereux67105/
Sumeru6775/
Zamiru6726/
Sameru6724/
Soumeyrou677/
Semuru675/

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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 Somiru
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