Soms Surname

346,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Soms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia5421:3,782506
Spain1931:242,23915,671
Taiwan1561:150,2871,353
India311:24,744,045333,161
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
England81:6,964,757184,742
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France31:22,140,907385,998
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Soms (88) may also be a first name.

Soms Last Name Facts

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

The surname Soms (Marathi: सोमा, Russian: Сомс) is held by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soms? popularity and diffusion

The last name Soms is the 346,158th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,894,556 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Soms reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Soms is also the 1,017,994th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 88 people.

The surname Soms is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is held by 542 people, or 1 in 3,782. In Latvia Soms is mostly concentrated in: Semigallia, where 45 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 40 percent live and Latgale, where 11 percent live. Not including Latvia this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 18 percent live and Taiwan, where 15 percent live.

Soms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Soms has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 48 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Soms Last Name Statistics demography

Soms earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.87% less than the national average, earning $36,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Somse8913/
Som's896/
Somst895/
Shoms894/
Sohms893/
Soems893/
Somms892/
Somsp891/
Sooms890/
Somns890/
Schoms802/
Soumsh801/
Ssooms801/
Somsse801/
Sams7528,053/
Sons758,558/
Sums75399/
Sems75244/
Coms7592/
Joms7541/
Zoms757/
Somz752/
Xoms751/
Shomshe7322/
Soumsse7311/
Ssosmsp735/
Somsova733/
Shams67263,050/
Siems674,745/
Samms672,732/
Sohns672,219/
Soons671,170/
Shums67947/
Sions67368/
Shems67352/
Samse67341/
Sonse67260/
Somch67227/
Saams67136/
Saums67128/
Sonst6796/
Sahms6795/
Shons6791/
Cooms6768/
Jomås6768/
Summs6756/
Choms6756/
Samsø6749/
Samsh6726/
Sonns6724/
Sjons6723/
Seems6722/
Sjams6721/
Samsz6716/
Soins6715/
Jhoms6712/
Siams6711/
Semms679/
Samst677/
Saems676/
Semsh676/
Comms676/
Samss676/
Somze674/
Sonsh674/
Somje674/
Samns673/
Joyms673/
Sam's672/
Zooms672/
Soimz672/
Seums672/
Comss672/
Scams672/
Souns671/
Samsd671/
Coums671/
Jsams671/
Ssons671/
Soëns671/
Semsė671/
Schoemsj671/
Josms671/
Jomse671/
Hzoms671/
Ssums671/
Suyms671/
Susms671/
Shomsova671/
Joums671/
Suims670/
Coims670/
Sumst670/
Sonsz670/

Soms Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soms in the Marathi language
सोमाsoma-
Soms in the Russian language
Сомсsoms-

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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
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  • 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 Soms
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