Somkhiev Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Somkhiev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Ossetia | 52 | 1:1,028 | 217 |
| Georgia | 19 | 1:197,134 | 11,854 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
Somkhiev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somkhiev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Somkhiev (Georgian: სომხიევი, Russian: Сомхиев) has its highest incidence in South Ossetia. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Somkhiev? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,152,526th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Somkhiev live; 92 percent live in West Asia and 68 percent live in Osseto-West Asia.
It is most commonly occurring in South Ossetia, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,028. In South Ossetia Somkhiev is mostly concentrated in: Tskhinvali District, where 100 percent are found. Not including South Ossetia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samkhiev | 88 | 2 | / |
| Semkiev | 80 | 3 | / |
| Samkhaev | 75 | 7 | / |
| Sonkhiew | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shonkiev | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jomkhiew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Somkhaew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semkiv | 71 | 388 | / |
| Shamchiev | 71 | 9 | / |
| Shankhiev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shamkhaev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Somkew | 71 | 1 | / |
| Songkhiew | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samkiv | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samchiyev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamkheev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somkeaw | 67 | 227 | / |
| Samkaev | 67 | 42 | / |
| Samchev | 67 | 31 | / |
| Szemkiv | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shamchiyev | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sankiev | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sumchev | 67 | 4 | / |
| Semkyev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semkiew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamkiev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shumkiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Comkiew | 67 | 1 | / |
Somkhiev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somkhiev in the Georgian language | ||
| სომხიევი | somkhievi | 95 |
| სომხიევ | somkhiev | 5 |
| Somkhiev in the Russian language | ||
| Сомхиев | somhiev | - |
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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 Somkhiev
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