Somolu Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Somolu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| Papua New Guinea | 68 | 1:119,908 | 16,326 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 surname Somolu (Marathi: सोमोलु) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Somolu.
How Common Is The Last Name Somolu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,095,216th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Somolu are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 29 people.
The surname Somolu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 44 percent are found, Kebbi, where 19 percent are found and Ogun, where 17 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shomolu | 92 | 34 | / |
| Somolou | 92 | 8 | / |
| Somulu | 83 | 1,012 | / |
| Samolu | 83 | 208 | / |
| Somalu | 83 | 165 | / |
| Sumolu | 83 | 43 | / |
| Somelu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Semolu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Soumoulou | 80 | 125 | / |
| Çomoğlu | 77 | 615 | / |
| Somallu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Somoloo | 77 | 11 | / |
| Samolau | 77 | 3 | / |
| Somalau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somaliu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sommulu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shamolu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somoloe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sammolu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jomolou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samolou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samuolu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sommallu | 71 | 42 | / |
| Chomolou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Samolgou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shomallu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shamoilu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samoulou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samoluch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somgallu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samoilou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Summoluy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Samalu | 67 | 799 | / |
| Samelu | 67 | 492 | / |
| Samulu | 67 | 419 | / |
| Sumalu | 67 | 201 | / |
| Çomulu | 67 | 100 | / |
| Sumulu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Semalu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Soumaïlou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Camolu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jamolu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shahmolou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jomalu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zamolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Comalu | 67 | 1 | / |
Somolu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somolu in the Marathi language | ||
| सोमोलु | somolu | - |
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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 Somolu
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