Somkin Surname

589,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Somkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4541:317,45232,117
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Sömkin (1) are calculated separately.

Somkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Somkin (Russian: Сомкин) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Sömkin. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somkin? popularity and diffusion

Somkin is the 589,215th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,750,087 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Somkin are found; 77 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 454 people, or 1 in 317,452. In Russia Somkin is mostly concentrated in: Rostov Oblast, where 24 percent live, Kaluga Oblast, where 10 percent live and Bryansk Oblast, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Russia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Somkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Somkin last name is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Christian (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Somkin last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Somkin earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.65% less than the national average, earning $41,573 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sömkin941/
Somkina92583/
Siomkin9240/
Shomkin9217/
Somking926/
Sjomkin921/
Shomkina8617/
Sjomkina866/
Siomkina863/
S'Omkina861/
Sumkin832,159/
Semkin831,422/
Samkin83230/
Somkyn83102/
Xomkin832/
Somcin831/
Comkin830/
Shumkin772,339/
Sumkina771,405/
Somchin77454/
Shamkin77357/
Samkina77122/
Somkyna77116/
Shemkin7710/
Siamkin775/
Shomkyn773/
Siumkin771/
Jomking771/
Sumking771/
Somkuen771/
Tjomkin771/
Semkkin771/
Chomkin771/
Samkn732/
Semkn730/
Shumkina711,998/
Shamkina71278/
Chomking71167/
Shumckin716/
Šomkienė715/
Schumkin713/
Samkienė712/
Shomkyna712/
Schamkin710/
Semkyn67572/
Semken67518/
Zemkin67127/
Sumkyn6786/
Samken6784/
Zamkin6774/
Camkin6735/
Jamkin6735/
Samkyn6725/
Samcin675/
Schumkina672/
Zumkin672/
Cemkin672/
Somkem672/

Somkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somkin in the Russian language
Сомкинsomkin-

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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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  • 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 Somkin
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