Somun Surname

109,567th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Korea
Highest density in:
South Korea

Somun Surname User-submission:

The name is shared with a flat pita-like round flat bread, that can be opened to form a pocket or a filling, used with this name in Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, and other Yugoslav countries. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most often served with a local kebab, ćevapćići.

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Somun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Korea2,0101:25,493125
Bangladesh1,3521:117,8674,824
Turkey6721:115,8069,729
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Croatia261:162,63921,299
India161:47,941,586492,263
Bosnia and Herzegovina151:235,76011,850
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Somun (1,136) may also be a first name.

Somun Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name is shared with a flat pita-like round flat bread, that can be opened to form a pocket or a filling, used with this name in Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, and other Yugoslav countries. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most often served with a local kebab, ćevapćići. There is a village in the East of Bosnia, 20 or so kilometers away from the border with Montenegro that is called Somuni. There is a street in Zagreb, Croatia, that is called Somuni.

There is also a story that the name is a derivation of Solomon, and that the bread it shares a name with is derived from the phrase "bread of Solomon".

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Somun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Somun (Hindi: सोमुन, Oriya: େସାମୁନ) occurs more in South Korea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 109,567th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,715,928 people. Somun is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Somun live; 47 percent live in East Asia and 47 percent live in Koreanic Asia. Somun is also the 236,188th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 1,136 people.

The surname Somun is most commonly used in South Korea, where it is held by 2,010 people, or 1 in 25,493. In South Korea Somun is mostly found in: Gyeonggi Province, where 23 percent are found, Seoul, where 21 percent are found and North Jeolla Province, where 18 percent are found. Not including South Korea this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 32 percent are found and Turkey, where 16 percent are found.

Somun Last Name Statistics demography

Somun earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.93% less than the national average, earning $13,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soimun91228/
Sommun91119/
Somung9121/
Somune917/
Shomun917/
Somund914/
Somaun913/
Soomun911/
Somgun911/
Somhun911/
Sohmun911/
Sommung83398/
Shoimun8316/
Soutmun836/
Somusen832/
Soumoun831/
Shomeun831/
Shomoun831/
Sommeun831/
Somaund830/
Somon806,954/
Samun802,273/
Sumun801,728/
Comun801,217/
Semun80189/
Zomun8051/
Jomun8049/
Somum804/
Somusing774/
Sommoung772/
Sommuing772/
Sommaung771/
Soomaung771/
Joomun733,449/
Samaun732,499/
Shomon731,542/
Shamun73722/
Samoun73714/
Commun73435/
Soumon73381/
Samung73359/
Summun73276/
Semaun73216/
Satmun73205/
Sommon73169/
Samuin73169/
Samund73134/
Siomon73102/
Samune7384/
Chomun7382/
Sutmun7362/
Sumung7361/
Somoon7357/
Saemun7350/
Seemun7350/
Soimon7350/
Seumun7347/
Sameun7342/
Siamun7339/
Soomon7336/
Jasmun7334/
Shemun7332/
Semeun7331/
Semuin7326/
Sammun7324/
Sumoun7322/
Shumun7321/
Saamun7320/
Saumun7319/
Sahmun7317/
Jomuin739/
Somoum739/
Joimun735/
Sumaun734/
Somaum734/
Sam'un733/
Joumun732/
Jomung732/
Siumun731/
Siemun731/
Sumune731/
Somoen731/
Soymon731/
Sumuin731/
Sumund731/
Samunn731/
Jomoun731/
Sommum731/
Sumunk731/
Comhun731/
Comaun730/
Coumun730/
Souhmoune711/
Shamoun6730,599/
Samhoun67633/
Shamaun67456/
Jasmund67315/
Schamun67202/
Samutin67141/
Samusin67104/
Semhoun67103/
Samutyn6797/
Samuing6756/
Chommun6751/
Shamgun6744/
Shamuun6744/
Sammoun6739/
Samaung6739/
Shamund6721/
Jhoomun6720/
Sahamun6719/
Choomun6719/
Samaune6716/
Samusen6714/
Seumeun6714/
Samusyn6713/
Chomunt6712/
Samoune6712/
Sahmoun6711/
Joommun6710/
Choimun679/
Samahun678/
Summung676/
Sommoon675/
Shammun674/
Shamhun674/
Samuten674/
Sahmaun673/
Samundh672/
Sumaung672/
Sam'oun672/
Saamoun672/
Djomoun672/
Joumoun672/
Sumuing672/
Sammung672/
Samoung672/
Samujhn671/
Sjamaun671/
Shomoon671/
Shaumun671/
Summund671/
Samunnd671/
Jhomuun671/
Sham'un671/
Soumoum671/
Soumoungue671/
Samaunk671/
Samaunt671/
Semahun671/
Coumoun671/
Semmoun671/
Shamune671/
Seemeun671/
Siamuin671/
Coommun671/
Jommung671/
Schumun670/
Susmund670/
Seemaun670/

Somun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somun in the Hindi language
सोमुनsomuna-
Somun in the Oriya language
େସାମୁନesamuna50
େଶାମୁନesamuna50

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