Somov Surname

39,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Somov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia10,9561:13,1551,819
Ukraine1,0161:44,8066,494
Belarus4931:19,2723,217
Kazakhstan2661:66,4768,100
Bulgaria1101:63,4454,168
Uzbekistan931:332,5718,901
Moldova491:72,6819,595
Kyrgyzstan411:145,67415,845
Israel281:305,63026,425
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

The alternate forms: Šomov (2) are calculated separately.

Somov Last Name Facts

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

Somov (Arabic: سوموف, Georgian: სომოვი, Russian: Сомов) occurs most in Russia. It can be rendered as a variant: Šomov. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Somov? popularity and diffusion

Somov is the 39,864th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 553,470 people. The surname Somov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Somov are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 79 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 10,956 people, or 1 in 13,155. In Russia Somov is mostly found in: Samara Oblast, where 12 percent live, Moscow, where 10 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Russia it is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 8 percent live and Belarus, where 4 percent live.

Somov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Somov surname is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Somov last name are 3.95% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50.72% being registered to vote for the party.

Somov earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.95% more than the national average, earning $62,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šomov932/
Somova9116,218/
Shomov91239/
Somovs9126/
Soimov9118/
Siomov918/
Somoev917/
Somovh912/
Shoimov831,207/
Shomova83198/
Shomoev8348/
Siomova8311/
Soimova832/
Sjomovs831/
Somow801,952/
Semov801,122/
Comov8078/
Samov8051/
Zomov8042/
Somof8020/
Somop809/
Jomov809/
Žomov808/
Somav806/
Somev805/
Xomov803/
Shoimova771,170/
Somovová773/
Shamov734,030/
Samoev73461/
Zhomov73218/
Samova73146/
Somope73119/
Somoff7356/
Shomev7346/
Zomova7326/
Chomov7324/
Saamov7320/
Shemov7315/
Siamov7315/
Semoev7313/
Saumov7310/
Somowa7310/
Somofe735/
Shomof734/
Djomov734/
Somaev733/
Semhov733/
Josmov732/
Samovs732/
Suimov731/
Somoup731/
Soomow731/
Shamova674,085/
Shamoev67281/
Zhomova67198/
Shaemov67127/
Shomaev67116/
Shomope67105/
Soumoff679/
Shaumov678/
Dzhomov678/
Saamova677/
Sommoff672/
Shammov672/
Schamov671/
Sosmoff671/

Somov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somov in the Georgian language
სომოვიsomovi-
Somov in the Russian language
Сомовsomov-
Somov in the Arabic language
سوموفswmwf-

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Footnotes

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