Somoza Surname

35,843rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Somoza Surname User-submission:

Somoza is a Galician habitational surname derived from any place so named in Galicia, Spain. The toponym Somoza itself is derived from Latin 'sub montia', meaning 'below a mountain'. One famous Somoza family ruled Nicaragua from 1936 to 1979 as a family dictatorship.

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Somoza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3,3681:13,8811,591
Nicaragua1,9861:3,032425
Argentina1,4741:28,9982,431
Philippines1,3911:72,78112,543
United States1,3831:262,08224,727
El Salvador1,1661:5,441538
Mexico8081:153,6224,692
Venezuela7461:40,4882,210
Bolivia6681:15,8931,468
Peru3281:96,9036,277
Guatemala3221:49,9462,256
Cuba1861:61,9502,355
Chile1581:111,4974,092
Brazil1011:2,119,54866,584
Honduras911:96,8841,668
France861:772,35794,336
Panama621:63,1012,822
Uruguay521:65,9957,055
Colombia491:974,9819,135
Costa Rica351:136,5732,034
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Paraguay251:289,4704,710
Andorra191:4,413868
England141:3,979,861125,553
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Puerto Rico91:394,4603,042
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Belize61:59,2462,743
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Somoza (22) may also be a first name.

Somoza Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Somoza is a Galician habitational surname derived from any place so named in Galicia, Spain. The toponym Somoza itself is derived from Latin 'sub montia', meaning 'below a mountain'. One famous Somoza family ruled Nicaragua from 1936 to 1979 as a family dictatorship.

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Somoza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Somoza occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. 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 Somoza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Somoza is the 35,843rd most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 495,179 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Somoza are found; 25 percent are found in Central America and 25 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 22 people.

Somoza is most numerous in Spain, where it is held by 3,368 people, or 1 in 13,881. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Galicia, where 52 percent live, Madrid, where 15 percent live and Castile and León, where 8 percent live. Not including Spain this last name is found in 49 countries. It is also found in Nicaragua, where 13 percent live and Argentina, where 10 percent live.

Somoza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Somoza has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Somoza last name expanded 46,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Somoza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Somoza surname are 39.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.37% registered with the party.

The amount Somoza earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 39.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,642 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.92% less than the national average, earning $21,359,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.42% more than the national average, earning $44,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.42% less than the national average, earning $38,542 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Somozas9253/
Somorza926/
Sosmoza921/
Sumoza835,092/
Somosa831,086/
Somaza83737/
Samoza83489/
Zomoza83165/
Somozo8387/
Comoza8316/
Semoza8313/
Someza835/
Somoja833/
Somozi832/
Jomoza832/
Somoca831/
Somuza831/
Somocha7758/
Sumozas7745/
Samozai778/
Somossa774/
Siomosa772/
Chomoza771/
Susmoza771/
Sasmoza771/
Samouza771/
Somosca771/
Shamoza771/
Susmozas71208/
Shamozay71126/
Somarzai7160/
Shamozai7154/
Shamozat711/
Somase675,509/
Somaji674,201/
Semosa672,014/
Samosa671,081/
Somosi67594/
Samoja67522/
Somoso67483/
Sumosa67422/
Somagi67410/
Somose67361/
Somasi67361/
Somasa67287/
Zomosa67173/
Zumoza67173/
Somaca67115/
Sumaza6785/
Jamoza6783/
Somoji6768/
Sameza6766/
Samaza6754/
Someso6749/
Somosy6732/
Samozi6730/
Zamoza6729/
Somogi6724/
Samuza6718/
Somusa6718/
Camoza6716/
Zomaza6715/
Somaci6714/
Somoge6713/
Somage6712/
Semaza6711/
Sumozo6710/
Somaje6710/
Somajy6710/
Somoco679/
Somajo679/
Samoxa679/
Somazo677/
Samoca675/
Sumuza674/
Semeza674/
Somojo673/
Somoje673/
Somaso673/
Somazi672/
Comoja672/
Somasoaya671/
Somesa671/
Somoci671/
Shumorzai671/
Shahmozai671/
Somaze671/
Shamoozay671/
Somaco671/
Shamhooza671/
Somace671/

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