Somka Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Somka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 24 | 1:1,896,779 | 136,831 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Šomka (7) are calculated separately.
Somka (42) may also be a first name.
Somka Demographics
Somka Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Somka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Somka (Georgian: სომკა, Hindi: सोमका, Marathi: सोमका, Russian: Сьомка) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Šomka. Click here to see other possible spellings of Somka.
How Common Is The Last Name Somka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,506,728th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. Somka is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Somka are found; 63 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 49 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,566,439th most widespread forename world-wide, held by 42 people.
The surname Somka is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 1,896,779. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Kiev Oblast, where 71 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Chernihiv Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Not including Ukraine Somka is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 15 percent reside and Poland, where 14 percent reside.
Somka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
Somka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somka in the Georgian language | ||
| სომკა | somka | - |
| Somka in the Hindi language | ||
| सोमका | somaka | - |
| Somka in the Marathi language | ||
| सोमका | somaka | - |
| Somka in the Russian language | ||
| Сьомка | somka | - |
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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 Somka
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