Somjai Surname
Approximately 3,577 people bear this surname
Somjai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 3,527 | 1:20,028 | 1,655 |
| Hungary | 34 | 1:288,714 | 22,080 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Somjai (14,698) may also be a first name.
Somjai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somjai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Somjai (Marathi: सोमजाई) occurs most in Thailand. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Somjai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 126,926th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,037,335 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Somjai are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Somjai is also the 47,057th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 14,698 people.
The surname is most widely held in Thailand, where it is borne by 3,527 people, or 1 in 20,028. In Thailand Somjai is most common in: Sisaket Province, where 17 percent are found, Udon Thani Province, where 8 percent are found and Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Thailand this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 1 percent are found and Singapore, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Somjai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somjai in the Marathi language | ||
| सोमजाई | somaja'i | - |
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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 Somjai
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