Somolu Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Somolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1121:1,581,63259,341
Papua New Guinea681:119,90816,326
England291:1,921,31276,208
India71:109,580,769786,157
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Somolu (29) may also be a first name.

Somolu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Somolu (Marathi: सोमोलु) is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somolu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Somolu is the 1,095,216th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Somolu live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Somolu is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name internationally, borne by 29 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria Somolu is mostly found in: Lagos, where 44 percent live, Kebbi, where 19 percent live and Ogun, where 17 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shomolu9234/
Somolou928/
Somulu831,012/
Samolu83208/
Somalu83165/
Sumolu8343/
Somelu836/
Semolu831/
Soumoulou80125/
Çomoğlu77615/
Somallu7716/
Somoloo7711/
Samolau773/
Somalau771/
Somaliu771/
Sommulu771/
Shamolu771/
Somoloe771/
Sammolu771/
Jomolou771/
Samolou771/
Samuolu771/
Sommallu7142/
Chomolou716/
Samolgou712/
Shomallu712/
Shamoilu711/
Samoulou711/
Samoluch711/
Somgallu711/
Samoilou711/
Summoluy710/
Samalu67799/
Samelu67492/
Samulu67419/
Sumalu67201/
Çomulu67100/
Sumulu6716/
Semalu6715/
Soumaïlou679/
Camolu678/
Jamolu676/
Shahmolou673/
Jomalu672/
Zamolu671/
Comalu671/

Somolu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somolu in the Marathi language
सोमोलुsomolu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Somolu
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