Somua Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Somua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India171:45,121,493474,784
England51:11,143,612252,590
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Somua (27) may also be a first name.

Somua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Somua (Oriya: େସାମୁଆ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Somua.

How Common Is The Last Name Somua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Somua is the 3,432,070th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Somua reside; 52 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 27 people.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 45,121,493. In India it is most common in: Assam, where 88 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 6 percent are found and Telangana, where 6 percent are found. Besides India this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shomwua8327/
Somba8011,631/
Samua80866/
Somwa80227/
Semua80104/
Somva8014/
Sumua805/
Somuo804/
Comua801/
Sombai732,071/
Shomba731,185/
Jomuad73832/
Chomua73117/
Sombou73100/
Soimba7396/
Saemua7389/
Soumba7363/
Sombay7355/
Shamua7335/
Sombea7328/
Sumuay7328/
Djomua7327/
Somwad7319/
Sombuo7312/
Somwai7312/
Ssomba737/
Samuat736/
Shomwa736/
Samuay733/
Soomba733/
Somway733/
Sombha732/
Summua732/
Somvat732/
Somwas732/
Samuae731/
Jomuah731/
Jomuay731/
Sohmba731/
Siomba731/
Soumwa731/
Saamua731/
Sumuad731/
Somwah731/
Samuea731/
Samuaa731/
Sombau731/
Samuas731/
Samwua731/
Szomba731/
Soumbou672,196/
Soumbai67154/
Samhuay6785/
Samouha6776/
Chomuah6755/
Sjamuad6722/
Semmuha6710/
Samuajh679/
Shemuha679/
Sombhai674/
Samuays673/
Sombhaa673/
Shomway672/
Szombay671/
Shamuha671/
Samuhai671/
Chomuha671/
Shemwua671/
Shumuay671/
Shemuah671/
Soimbou671/
Somuhoy671/
Shammua671/
Shombha671/
Shombai671/
Somwach670/
Somways670/

Somua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somua in the Oriya language
େସାମୁଆesamu'a-

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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 Somua
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