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) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Sömkin. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somkin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 589,215th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 13,750,087 people. The surname Somkin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Somkin reside; 77 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 454 people, or 1 in 317,452. In Russia it is most frequent in: Rostov Oblast, where 24 percent are found, Kaluga Oblast, where 10 percent are found and Bryansk Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Besides Russia Somkin is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.

Somkin Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Somkin surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Somkin
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