Soum Surname

151,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Soum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,8511:35,8854,386
Algeria4821:80,14812,659
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Cameroon911:228,23222,810
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Senegal491:297,5381,663
Canada441:837,40065,151
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Cambodia181:860,3975,106
India121:63,922,115578,870
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Soum (301) may also be a first name.

Soum Last Name Facts

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

Soum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﻡ, Hindi: सौम) is found most in France. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Soum is the 151,422nd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,505,172 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Soum live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 507,810th most frequently held forename globally, borne by 301 people.

This surname is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 1,851 people, or 1 in 35,885. In France it is most prevalent in: Occitanie, where 65 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 11 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 10 percent are found. Besides France this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 17 percent are found and Morocco, where 5 percent are found.

Soum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Soum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Soum surname increased 2,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Soum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Soum surname are 37.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.48% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Soum earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.28% less than the national average, earning $38,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.11% less than the national average, earning $48,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soume89852/
Shoum8972/
Sohum8971/
Soumh8918/
Souem896/
Soumm896/
Sjoum893/
Ssoum891/
Som86140,522/
Sum8684,485/
Seyoum80144,400/
Schoum8014/
Sayoum805/
Shoume804/
Souyam802/
Soumne802/
Sieoum801/
Souyem801/
Soutem801/
Sousim801/
Soucim801/
Some75182,845/
Shum7540,073/
Sium7532,167/
Sume7522,948/
Shom754,441/
Soom753,572/
Soim753,041/
Saum752,876/
Sohm752,659/
Seum752,380/
Soun751,650/
Suhm751,180/
Sumn751,066/
Summ75640/
Szum75428/
Suim75408/
Somm75309/
Zoum75303/
Siom75277/
Soem75275/
Suem75136/
Ssum7541/
Suum7540/
Sumq7535/
Åsum7533/
Suom7532/
Somt7527/
Somd7519/
Hsum7513/
Sumd7512/
Somg7510/
Somh758/
Suym756/
Sumt755/
Somn755/
Sosm755/
Susm754/
Sjom754/
Sgum754/
Sgom754/
Søum754/
Sumg753/
Ssom752/
Xsom752/
Jsom751/
Hsom751/
Soym751/
Sutm751/
Sjum751/
Jsum751/
Seyoume731,292/
Souesme73191/
Soussem7315/
Soussim734/
Shoutem731/
Siehoum731/
Soumgue731/
Schoume731/
Sayoume731/
Saumd6738,724/
Soyam6720,182/
Shume6719,243/
Shome6711,924/
Seyum6711,872/
Suyom673,584/
Suiam672,732/
Soung672,141/
Shoun672,048/
Schum672,019/
Sound671,319/
Choum671,315/
Somme671,128/
Sohun67995/
Soune67961/
Sosme67890/
Shoim67853/
Sheum67762/
Summe67634/
Suyam67483/
Shaum67478/
Saume67438/
Susim67387/
Seume67313/
Sajum67297/
Sahum67234/
Soome67210/
Somhe67194/
Sayum67183/
Saium67179/
Somne67131/
Soyem67120/
Sayom67113/
Shoom67109/
Sutim6791/
Siyom6783/
Souen6780/
Soyom6761/
Sojim6757/
Schom6750/
Hæsum6750/
Sujam6748/
Seyom6743/
Suyem6742/
Seuam6742/
Somkh6739/
Sosim6735/
Sutem6733/
Seium6732/
Shumm6729/
Soyme6727/
Soime6726/
Siome6722/
Sotem6720/
Susme6718/
Soyim6717/
Sumne6717/
Somgh6716/
Sount6716/
Shuom6716/
Shoem6714/
Sijom6714/
Suyim6713/
Sotim6713/
Sojem6713/
Siomn6711/
Zouem6711/
Jsaum679/
Suime678/
Szumc677/
Sujim676/
Soiem676/
Sjoun676/
Soiam676/
Seiom676/
Sajom675/
Sounn675/
Szumk675/
Sounq675/
Soiom675/
Saumm674/
Suumm674/
Suiim674/
Socem674/
Szomm674/
Sowem674/
Hzoum674/
Sohym674/
Soomn673/
Sojam672/
Shomm672/
Shumn672/
Suiem672/
Ssome672/
Shuim672/
Sounh672/
Sgoun672/
Soïme672/
Somng672/
Somdh672/
Sausm671/
Soehm671/
Sojom671/
Soomt671/
Shuem671/
Shomg671/
Shomn671/
Seumg671/
Suimm671/
Summt671/
Sumnt671/
Suttm671/
Sumck671/
Suymh671/
Soysm671/
Seuim671/
Suome671/
Socim671/
Zzoum671/
Sosem671/
Soemh671/
Sujom671/
Sjåum671/
Shotm671/
Shosm671/
Suumd671/
Soymm671/
Soomh671/
Syiom671/
Suyme671/
Saumn671/
Siomg671/
Somgk671/
Somhs671/
Sothm671/
Susem671/
Sumng671/
Szohm671/
Sssum671/
Jsomt671/
Suemm670/
Shohm670/
Souhn670/
Sucim670/
Shumg670/
Shumk670/

Soum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soum in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻮﻡswm-
Soum in the Hindi language
सौमsauma66.67
सोमsoma16.67
सोूमsouma8.33
सोउमso'uma8.33

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Footnotes

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