Soumay Surname
Approximately 491 people bear this surname
Soumay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 330 | 1:58,158 | 2,800 |
| Cameroon | 144 | 1:144,230 | 16,009 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Soumay (426) may also be a first name.
Soumay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soumay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soumay (Oriya: େସୗମଯ୍ର) occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Soumay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 624,505th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Soumay are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Soumay is also the 416,125th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 426 people.
This surname is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 330 people, or 1 in 58,158. In Niger it is most frequent in: Tillabéri Region, where 48 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 30 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Niger it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 29 percent are found and Benin, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soumay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soumay in the Oriya language | ||
| େସୗମଯ୍ର | esamayra | - |
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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 Soumay
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