Somoni Surname

493,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Somoni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4291:107,6459,251
Nigeria1131:1,567,63558,980
Tajikistan221:381,2132,820
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
India51:153,413,076951,030
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iceland11:380,09011,096
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Somoni (1,232) may also be a first name.

Somoni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Somoni (Hindi: सोमोनी, Russian: Сомони) is most common in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somoni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Somoni is the 493,410th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,876,934 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Somoni reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 225,375th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,232 people.

Somoni is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 429 people, or 1 in 107,645. In Kenya Somoni is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 64 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 20 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and Tajikistan, where 3 percent are found.

Somoni Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Somoni has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Somoni surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Somoni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Somoni last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Somongi9292/
Somonyi9268/
Soumoni9237/
Shomoni9224/
Somomni926/
Somonis921/
Somonni921/
Soumouni86382/
Somgouni8628/
Shomonyi8621/
Soumonni8615/
Soumonie862/
Siomouni861/
Sommonni861/
Shomonoi861/
Somani8330,091/
Somona831,310/
Samoni83234/
Somone8377/
Somony838/
Somonyoyi8021/
Soumani771,679/
Samouni77524/
Somoina77482/
Somaniy77184/
Sommani77108/
Somoine77105/
Shomani7796/
Sotmani7778/
Samoniy7765/
Somanni7762/
Samonie7738/
Samonid7732/
Samonis7724/
Shamoni7715/
Samonyi7714/
Somonet7714/
Samongi7713/
Samonii779/
Samonni779/
Sahmoni779/
Somangi778/
Somanis778/
Soimani777/
Somanid777/
Somanii777/
Somonne776/
Somagni775/
Somaani774/
Somanih774/
Sohmani773/
Somanij773/
Sammoni773/
Somaïni772/
Samonai772/
Sommona771/
Somoner771/
Somonyo771/
Somosne771/
Somanio771/
Somanei771/
Somanip771/
Somanoi771/
Somogne771/
Somosné771/
Somouna771/
Soumona771/
Samonoi771/
Shomony770/
Somoney770/
Somones770/
Shamouni71621/
Sammouni71137/
Chomomni71119/
Schamoni7180/
Shamonyi7162/
Soumanis7154/
Chomonyi7118/
Soumouna7117/
Sommangi7114/
Soummani7111/
Soumagni7111/
Sommagni7111/
Soumonyo7110/
Sammongi719/
Szamotni719/
Shomanei717/
Sammonni716/
Shamonis715/
Siomanai714/
Samotnit714/
Soumanie713/
Somonaya713/
Shamonei712/
Samonich711/
Chotmoni711/
Siamouni711/
Suomonyo711/
Zoumouni711/
Sommogne711/
Sommonne711/
Somonhay711/
Soomoona711/
Somagnie711/
Soumanai711/
Sammoini711/
Soumanit711/
Shomanie711/
Samani6731,213/
Somane676,928/
Somana673,711/
Samona67567/
Somany67166/
Samony67110/
Çomani6795/
Samone6793/
Samonh679/
Xomani675/
Sommangai671/
Zomone671/
Souhmoune671/
Sámone671/

Somoni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somoni in the Hindi language
सोमोनीsomoni-
Somoni in the Russian language
Сомониsomoni-

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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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  • 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 Somoni
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