Somuali Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Somuali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sombali | 86 | 35 | / |
| Somuale | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sumuali | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shamuali | 80 | 2 | / |
| Somvalli | 80 | 1 | / |
| Somballi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soumbouli | 75 | 5 | / |
| Samuale | 71 | 5,972 | / |
| Sambali | 71 | 1,209 | / |
| Semwali | 71 | 785 | / |
| Sumbali | 71 | 642 | / |
| Samuala | 71 | 281 | / |
| Samwali | 71 | 19 | / |
| Sombale | 71 | 3 | / |
| Somvale | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sumuala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somwale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samuolis | 67 | 386 | / |
| Samuhala | 67 | 377 | / |
| Somwahla | 67 | 309 | / |
| Shamwali | 67 | 66 | / |
| Siamwali | 67 | 18 | / |
| Shambali | 67 | 17 | / |
| Samballi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shemuale | 67 | 8 | / |
| Soumbale | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sambhali | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shombale | 67 | 4 | / |
| Somboule | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjambali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambouli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambalai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambaili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssomboli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamualis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambaali | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Somuali
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis