Somlan Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Somlan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Somlán (12) are calculated separately.
Somlan (173) may also be a first name.
Somlan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somlan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Somlan occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Somlán. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Somlan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Somlan reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 694,534th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 173 people.
The surname Somlan is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 645,975. In Benin it is most frequent in: Atlantique Department, where 94 percent reside and Zou Department, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Benin this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Somlan
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