Somja Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Somja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 273 | 1:42,112 | 6,902 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Somja (80) may also be a first name.
Somja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Somja (Hindi: सोमजा) is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Somja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 914,967th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Somja reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,075,395th most common given name internationally, borne by 80 people.
The last name Somja is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 42,112. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Walloon Region, where 96 percent are found, Flemish Region, where 4 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Belgium Somja is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 1 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Somja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somja in the Hindi language | ||
| सोमजा | somaja | - |
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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 Somja
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