Somsam Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Somsam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somsam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Somsam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Somsam has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somsam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,148,257th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name Somsam occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Somsam reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 361,185. In South Africa Somsam is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 75 percent live, Gauteng, where 17 percent live and Western Cape, where 6 percent live. Besides South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 28 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.

Somsam Last Name Statistics demography

Somsam earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.98% less than the national average, earning R 99,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Somsame923/
Somsamg921/
Samsam834,790/
Somsan83323/
Somsom8391/
Sonsam8342/
Semsam8312/
Sumsam8312/
Somsem836/
Somcam831/
Shamsam77270/
Somsang77268/
Sumsaam7716/
Sonsiam7716/
Somsome7710/
Samsame779/
Somsean778/
Somsaun777/
Samsaam775/
Somsoom771/
Sonsame771/
Sonseam771/
Shomsan771/
Shomzam771/
Siamsam771/
Somcham771/
Somsian771/
Somsomg771/
Shemsam771/
Comsham771/
Somsaan771/
Somscan771/
Soomjam771/
Somsaang71231/
Somseang7135/
Shamsham7116/
Shamsiam715/
Soomsank714/
Soumsoum713/
Shomsang711/
Shamsamd711/
Soomsang711/
Somsaing711/
Somson671,431/
Sonsan671,355/
Somsen67978/
Samsan67551/
Somjan67330/
Sansam67290/
Somsonova6772/
Somjom6741/
Zamsam6713/
Jamsam6710/
Sonjam678/
Comcam677/
Jomjam672/
Shamshamd671/
Shamshaam671/
Jomcam671/

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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 Somsam
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