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Where Does The Last Name Somo Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Somo (Arabic: صومو, Bengali: সোমো, Hindi: सोमो, Marathi: सोमो, Russian: Сомо, Tibetan: སོ་མོ་) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Šomo. For other potential spellings of Somo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somo? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Somo is the 38,713^th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 536,480 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Somo live; 30 percent live in East Africa and 26 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 49,985^th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 13,491 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,303 people, or 1 in 13,981. In Kenya Somo is most prevalent in: Mandera County, where 36 percent live, Marsabit County, where 35 percent live and Wajir County, where 9 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.

Somo Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Somo last name is primarily Muslim (73%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Somo last name are 15.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Somo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 44.6% less than the national average, earning 191,731 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21% less than the national average, earning R 187,728 per year; in United States they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning $45,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.06% less than the national average, earning $44,186 CAD per year.