Somoa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Somoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Somoa (97) may also be a first name.
Somoa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somoa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Somoa (Russian: Сомоа) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Somoa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Somoa occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Somoa are found; 71 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 71 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 962,660th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 97 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 40 percent live, Bougainville, where 20 percent live and Morobe, where 20 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Somoa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somoa in the Russian language | ||
| Сомоа | somoa | - |
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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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- 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 Somoa
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