Soumaine Surname
Approximately 6,858 people bear this surname
Soumaine Surname User-submission:
This surname is probably a form of the Arabic/Hebrew surname Sulaiman/Solomon, meaning 'man of peace'.
Soumaine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 6,644 | 1:2,046 | 378 |
| Cameroon | 200 | 1:103,845 | 12,227 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Soumaïne (5,873), Soumaîne (6) & Soumaïné (1) are calculated separately.
Soumaine (2,884) may also be a first name.
Soumaine Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is probably a form of the Arabic/Hebrew surname Sulaiman/Solomon, meaning 'man of peace'.
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Where Does The Last Name Soumaine Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soumaine is borne by more people in Chad than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Soumaïne, Soumaîne or Soumaïné. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soumaine? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 71,946th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,062,634 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Soumaine live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Chadic Africa. Soumaine is also the 135,359th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 2,884 people.
It is most frequent in Chad, where it is held by 6,644 people, or 1 in 2,046. Besides Chad this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Tunisia, where 0 percent are found.
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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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