Somoyede Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Somoyede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somoyede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Somoyede Last Name Facts

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

Somoyede is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Somoyede? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Somoyede reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Somoyede is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Somoyede is most frequent in: Ogun, where 75 percent are found and Lagos, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shomoyede941/
Someyede885/
Somoude801/
Somuyide7527/
Samoyedy752/
Samyedeh751/
Somajede751/
Somade711,184/
Somide71558/
Shomuyide7132/
Soumuyide713/
Soumeidea711/
Shomade67781/
Shomide67232/
Samoedj67154/
Sommade6727/
Samoyda6722/
Sohmade674/
Soumade673/
Somadee672/
Somadde672/
Samaede671/
Sameide671/
Samoude671/
Southmayde670/

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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
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  • 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 Somoyede
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