Soumaî Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Soumaî Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
The alternate forms: Soumai (3,273) & Soumaï (404) are calculated separately.
Soumaî (8) may also be a first name.
Soumaî Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soumaî Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soumaî has its highest incidence in Benin. It can also occur in the variant forms: Soumai or Soumaï. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Soumaî? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Soumaî is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Soumaî live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most widely held forename at a global level. It is borne by 8 people.
This last name is most common in Benin, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,583,900. In Benin Soumaî is mostly concentrated in: Alibori Department, where 50 percent reside, Atakora Department, where 25 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 25 percent reside. Barring Benin this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Soumaî
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