Somshekar Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Somshekar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 167 | 1:4,593,206 | 118,643 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Somshekar (1,144) may also be a first name.
Somshekar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somshekar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Somshekar (Marathi: सोमशेखर) is most common in India. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Somshekar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,310,135th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. Somshekar is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Somshekar reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 235,318th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 1,144 people.
The last name Somshekar is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 4,593,206. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 71 percent are found, Telangana, where 13 percent are found and Karnataka, where 10 percent are found. Barring India Somshekar is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somshekhar | 95 | 244 | / |
| Somshekarr | 95 | 12 | / |
| Shomshekar | 95 | 1 | / |
| Somsekar | 94 | 8 | / |
| Somsekhar | 89 | 143 | / |
| Samshekar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Somshakar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Somsekharr | 84 | 3 | / |
| Jamshetkar | 74 | 8 | / |
| Samjishkar | 74 | 1 | / |
| Samjiskar | 67 | 336 | / |
| Samgiskar | 67 | 110 | / |
| Sumjiskar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samsakhar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamsokahar | 50 | 1 | / |
Somshekar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somshekar in the Marathi language | ||
| सोमशेखर | somasekhara | 78.57 |
| सोमशेकर | somasekara | 21.43 |
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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 Somshekar
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