Somow Surname

211,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Somow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia1,2741:10,559736
Kenya6181:74,7256,988
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Somow (412) may also be a first name.

Somow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Somow is more commonly found in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Somow.

How Common Is The Last Name Somow? popularity and diffusion

Somow is the 211,302nd most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,733,374 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Somow reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Somow is also the 423,803rd most frequently used given name on earth It is held by 412 people.

This surname is most widely held in Somalia, where it is borne by 1,274 people, or 1 in 10,559. Other than Somalia Somow exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 32 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.

Somow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Somow surname is primarily 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Somowa9110/
Soomow911/
Somov8013,167/
Samow807,740/
Somof8020/
Semow8018/
Somaw805/
Sumow801/
Zomow801/
Somova7316,218/
Shomov73239/
Somoff7356/
Shamow7344/
Shumow7343/
Samowa7326/
Somovs7326/
Soimov7318/
Szumow7314/
Chomow7313/
Sumowa7310/
Siomov738/
Somawe737/
Somoev737/
Szamow736/
Somofe735/
Shomof734/
Samoow734/
Sahmow733/
Somovh732/
Soomaw731/
Sammow730/
Shoimov671,207/
Shomova67198/
Shomoev6748/
Schumow6718/
Siomova6711/
Soumoff679/
Siamowa675/
Shumowa672/
Sommoff672/
Soimova672/
Saemhow671/
Shamowa671/
Schamow671/
Shomawe671/
Shoumaw671/
Sjomovs671/
Shamouw671/
Shammow671/
Sosmoff671/

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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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