Somul Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

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

Somul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Somul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India141:54,790,384527,769
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Somul (62) may also be a first name.

Somul Last Name Facts

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

Somul (Hindi: सोमुल, Marathi: सोमुल, Oriya: େସାମୁଲ) occurs most in India. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somul? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Somul are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 61 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Somul is also the 1,246,114th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 62 people.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 50 percent are found, Odisha, where 36 percent are found and Bihar, where 7 percent are found. Outside of India this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Somul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Somul has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Somul last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Somule91110/
Somuil9128/
Somgul913/
Sommul911/
Shomule8360/
Soumoul831/
Somhoul831/
Samul803,924/
Semul801,420/
Somol80538/
Sumul80171/
Jomul801/
Somól801/
Xomul801/
Shemul735,424/
Sameul732,567/
Sumule731,705/
Samule731,045/
Samuil73329/
Samoul73293/
Shamul73262/
Samaul7380/
Sammul7374/
Samuyl7332/
Semuil7318/
Jommul7314/
Samuël7313/
Sahmul7311/
Sumuil7311/
Sumoul7311/
Samull739/
Semeul738/
Jasmul737/
Saamul736/
Sommol734/
Seemul734/
Jomule734/
Sumeul733/
Zasmul733/
Sasmul733/
Samgul733/
Summul732/
Somool732/
Samuld732/
Semull731/
Samusl731/
Hsamul731/
Siomol731/
Semmul731/
Sumuul731/
Shomol731/
Shumul731/
Samulh731/
Samu'l731/
Scamul730/
Samuhl730/
Somuylova713/
Coumoul67141/
Sahamul6742/
Sumulle6731/
Shamuil6723/
Samoule6721/
Sammule6714/
Chomule677/
Schamul677/
Suumule676/
Shamaul676/
Shamule675/
Samulle675/
Samuile675/
Samusel675/
Sammeul674/
Shamoul673/
Sameule673/
Sommool673/
Sheemul672/
Samhoul672/
Samahul672/
Samouël671/
Shamhul671/
Shamull671/
Shamuyl671/
Sammuil671/
Samhaul671/
Shamgul671/
Chasmul671/
Seemull671/
Shahmul671/
Soommol671/
Shameul671/
Samuhle671/
Samusil671/
Seemaul671/
Samaull671/
Zoumult670/
Sumault670/

Somul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somul in the Hindi language
सोमुलsomula-
Somul in the Oriya language
େସାମୁଲesamula75
େସାମୁଲ୍esamul25
Somul in the Marathi language
सोमुलsomula37.5
सोमूलsomula37.5
सॉमुलsomula25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Somul
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