Sowmya Surname

250,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Sowmya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sowmya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,5301:501,35025,243
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sowmya (22,781) may also be a first name.

Sowmya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sowmya (Hindi: सौम्या, Marathi: सोमया, Oriya: େସୗମଯ୍ା) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowmya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sowmya is the 250,267th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,597,821 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sowmya live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 34,250th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 22,781 people.

Sowmya is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 1,530 people, or 1 in 501,350. In India it is most numerous in: Telangana, where 49 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 26 percent reside and Karnataka, where 7 percent reside. Not including India this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Sowmya Last Name Statistics demography

Sowmya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showmya921/
Sawmya8319/
Sowmia8312/
Sowmyo833/
Sovmya831/
Sowmmiah711/
Sawmia671/
Sawmiea624/
Chowmia621/
Jowmeay620/
Sabmaiya571/
Zawmyo501/

Sowmya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sowmya in the Oriya language
େସୗମଯ୍ାesamaya-
Sowmya in the Marathi language
सोमयाsomaya60
सोमsoma20
सोमीयाsomiya10
सोमाsoma10
Sowmya in the Hindi language
सौम्याsaumya50
एमema16.67
सोम्याsomya16.67
सुव्म्याsuvmya16.67

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