Somte Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Somte Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 39 | 1:265,015 | 22,836 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Somte (12,502) may also be a first name.
Somte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somte Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Somte (Hindi: सोमते) occurs most in Benin. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Somte? popularity and diffusion
The surname Somte is the 2,312,869th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. Somte occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Somte live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 52,702nd most widespread forename internationally, borne by 12,502 people.
The surname is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 265,015. In Benin Somte is primarily concentrated in: Donga Department, where 51 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 46 percent are found and Atakora Department, where 3 percent are found. Other than Benin this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent are found and Taiwan, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Somte Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Somte in the Hindi language | ||
| सोमते | somate | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Somte
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