Somova Surname

32,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Somova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia13,7321:10,4951,437
Ukraine1,1851:38,4165,545
Belarus4471:21,2553,575
Kazakhstan2811:62,9277,772
Bulgaria1221:57,2043,821
Uzbekistan1091:283,7548,225
Kyrgyzstan821:72,8379,616
Moldova541:65,9518,964
Turkmenistan461:119,3292,383
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Lithuania221:137,93614,719
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Transnistria171:27,9234,766
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Latvia101:205,00522,061
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

The alternate forms: Somová (2) & Šomová (41) are calculated separately.

Somova Last Name Facts

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

Somova (Arabic: ساوموفا, Georgian: სომოვა, Russian: Сомова) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can be found as a variant: Somová or Šomová. Click here for further possible spellings of Somova.

How Common Is The Last Name Somova? popularity and diffusion

The last name Somova is the 32,781st most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 449,349 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Somova are found; 82 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Somova is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 13,732 people, or 1 in 10,495. In Russia Somova is most prevalent in: Republic of Ingushetia, where 16 percent reside, Moscow, where 10 percent reside and Samara Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Russia this surname exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 7 percent reside and Belarus, where 3 percent reside.

Somova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (96%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Somova surname are 18.79% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 65.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Somova earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 25.08% more than the national average, earning $53,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 76.72% more than the national average, earning $87,802 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Somová942/
Shomova92198/
Siomova9211/
Soimova922/
Somotva921/
Sosmova921/
Somov9113,167/
Šomová8941/
Shoimova861,170/
Semova831,035/
Shomov83239/
Samova83146/
Somoba8341/
Somava8338/
Zomova8326/
Somovs8326/
Comova8324/
Soimov8318/
Somowa8310/
Siomov838/
Xomova832/
Somovh832/
Somovo831/
Jomova831/
Shamova774,085/
Shoimov771,207/
Somobay77228/
Zhomova77198/
Somavad77107/
Chomova7765/
Somavat7740/
Sojmová7726/
Shemova7714/
Saumova7711/
Saamova777/
Sommová776/
Siamova775/
Samuova775/
Siomava772/
Samovad772/
Zomovas772/
Samovha771/
Suimova771/
Shomoba771/
Somobai771/
Sjomovs771/
Sasmova771/
Szemova771/
Somhoba771/
Somow731,952/
Samov7351/
Zomov7342/
Somof7320/
Somab7312/
Somav736/
Somaw735/
Somaf734/
Xomov733/
Šomov732/
Samosvat71584/
Shaemova7188/
Samawova7117/
Szojmová717/
Dzhomova717/
Shaumova716/
Shamuova714/
Somovová713/
Shamoiva711/
Shomoiwa711/
Soumouvo711/
Chomhova711/
Som67140,522/
Shamov674,030/
Somavo67283/
Zemova67159/
Zamova6779/
Shomaf6771/
Semová6766/
Somoff6756/
Šemova6743/
Somobo6733/
Samowa6726/
Samová6726/
Chomov6724/
Somawa6723/
Comová6723/
Saamov6720/
Siamov6715/
Samava6713/
Shahamova6712/
Semava6711/
Saumov6710/
Somabh6710/
Şamova6710/
Sémová679/
Somowo676/
Camova675/
Somofe675/
Šamova675/
Semowa675/
Shomof674/
Cemova673/
Jamova673/
Soumaf672/
Somawo672/
Samovs672/
Samoba672/
Jomová671/
Soomaw671/
Soomow671/
Somaba671/
Shamavova671/
Soumouvou671/
Samovo671/
Semovo671/

Somova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somova in the Georgian language
სომოვაsomova-
Somova in the Russian language
Сомоваsomova-
Somova in the Arabic language
ساوموفاsawmwfa-

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Footnotes

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