Somow Surname
Approximately 1,952 people bear this surname
Somow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 1,274 | 1:10,559 | 736 |
| Kenya | 618 | 1:74,725 | 6,988 |
| Poland | 25 | 1:1,520,350 | 87,293 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Somow (412) may also be a first name.
Somow Demographics
Average Somow Salary in
United States
$15,297 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Somow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Somow is found most frequently in Somalia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Somow? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 211,302nd most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,733,374 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Somow are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 423,803rd most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 412 people.
This surname is most numerous in Somalia, where it is held by 1,274 people, or 1 in 10,559. Other than Somalia it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 32 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.
Somow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Somow surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Somow earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.55% less than the national average, earning $15,297 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somowa | 91 | 10 | / |
| Soomow | 91 | 1 | / |
| Somov | 80 | 13,167 | / |
| Samow | 80 | 7,740 | / |
| Somof | 80 | 20 | / |
| Semow | 80 | 18 | / |
| Somaw | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sumow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zomow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Somova | 73 | 16,218 | / |
| Shomov | 73 | 239 | / |
| Somoff | 73 | 56 | / |
| Shamow | 73 | 44 | / |
| Shumow | 73 | 43 | / |
| Samowa | 73 | 26 | / |
| Somovs | 73 | 26 | / |
| Soimov | 73 | 18 | / |
| Szumow | 73 | 14 | / |
| Chomow | 73 | 13 | / |
| Sumowa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Siomov | 73 | 8 | / |
| Somawe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Somoev | 73 | 7 | / |
| Szamow | 73 | 6 | / |
| Somofe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Shomof | 73 | 4 | / |
| Samoow | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sahmow | 73 | 3 | / |
| Somovh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Soomaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sammow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shoimov | 67 | 1,207 | / |
| Shomova | 67 | 198 | / |
| Shomoev | 67 | 48 | / |
| Schumow | 67 | 18 | / |
| Siomova | 67 | 11 | / |
| Soumoff | 67 | 9 | / |
| Siamowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shumowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sommoff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soimova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saemhow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schamow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shomawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoumaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjomovs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamouw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shammow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sosmoff | 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 Somow
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