Somosu Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Somosu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Somosu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somosu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Somosu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Somosu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. Somosu is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Somosu live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 46 percent live, Lagos, where 34 percent live and Oyo, where 17 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shomosu | 92 | 22 | / |
| Somosut | 92 | 1 | / |
| Somosud | 92 | 1 | / |
| Somotseu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Somoju | 83 | 251 | / |
| Somesu | 83 | 223 | / |
| Somasu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Jomosu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Samosu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Somusu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Comosu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Samosud | 77 | 122 | / |
| Someshu | 77 | 42 | / |
| Somasud | 77 | 7 | / |
| Somatsu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Somassu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sommasu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shomoju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somessu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somesou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somassou | 71 | 183 | / |
| Soomatsu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somasaud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samoju | 67 | 480 | / |
| Samasu | 67 | 222 | / |
| Samusu | 67 | 53 | / |
| Samesu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Semesu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Soumassou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Somaju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Somezu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soumadjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sommassou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samozu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semasu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Somosu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis