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

The surname Somo (Arabic: صومو, Bengali: সোমো, Hindi: सोमो, Marathi: सोमो, Russian: Сомо, Tibetan: སོ་མོ་) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Šomo. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 38,713^th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 536,480 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Somo live; 30 percent live in East Africa and 26 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Somo is also the 49,985^th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 13,491 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 3,303 people, or 1 in 13,981. In Kenya Somo is most common in: Mandera County, where 36 percent are found, Marsabit County, where 35 percent are found and Wajir County, where 9 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 69 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Somo Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Somo surname is primarily Muslim (73%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Somo surname are 15.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.57% registered with the 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.