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

Somo (Arabic: صومو, Bengali: সোমো, Hindi: सोमो, Marathi: सोमो, Russian: Сомо, Tibetan: སོ་མོ་) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Šomo. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Somo is the 38,713^th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 536,480 people. The last name Somo is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Somo are found; 30 percent are found in East Africa and 26 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 49,985^th most frequent first name globally It is held by 13,491 people.

Somo is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,303 people, or 1 in 13,981. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Mandera County, where 36 percent reside, Marsabit County, where 35 percent reside and Wajir County, where 9 percent reside. Beside Kenya Somo occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Somo Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding 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 US average, with 68.57% being registered to vote for 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.