Somlare Surname

192,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Somlare Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somlare Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso2,1671:8,469832
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

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

Somlare Last Name Facts

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

The surname Somlare occurs most in Burkina Faso. It may also occur as a variant: Somlaré. For other possible spellings of Somlare click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somlare? popularity and diffusion

It is the 192,807th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,338,317 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Somlare live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 2,167 people, or 1 in 8,469. In Burkina Faso Somlare is most numerous in: Plateau-Central Region, where 39 percent reside, Centre Region, where 39 percent reside and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Burkina Faso Somlare is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Somlaré951/
Somlaire931/
Somllare931/
Somlar9221/
Samlare867/
Somlarp861/
Sonlare861/
Somlari861/
Sommlar860/
Sounlare801/
Schomlar800/
Somlor779/
Samlar774/
Sonlar773/
Soumillard7119/
Sonlard713/
Sanlare712/
Sammlar712/
Shamlar711/
Sonlart711/
Samlara711/
Somlora711/
Samlari711/
Sağımlar6757/
Soumilliard6715/
Samillar672/
Chamlare671/
Sounlari671/
Zoumlari671/
Shonlhar671/

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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 Somlare
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