Sömek Surname
Approximately 642 people bear this surname
Sömek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 641 | 1:121,406 | 10,105 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
The alternate forms: Somek (253) & Šomek (78) are calculated separately.
Sömek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sömek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sömek is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Somek or Šomek. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sömek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sömek is the 509,669th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,351,318 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Sömek are found; 72 percent are found in West Asia and 72 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname Sömek is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 641 people, or 1 in 121,406. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 32 percent live, Adana Province, where 28 percent live and Izmir Province, where 10 percent live. Not including Turkey it occurs in one country. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somek | 93 | 253 | / |
| Šomek | 87 | 78 | / |
| Samek | 80 | 7,343 | / |
| Çömek | 80 | 440 | / |
| Semek | 80 | 145 | / |
| Cömek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siemek | 73 | 1,436 | / |
| Somekh | 73 | 1,228 | / |
| Szamek | 73 | 139 | / |
| Shemek | 73 | 121 | / |
| Sameck | 73 | 67 | / |
| Someck | 73 | 50 | / |
| Shamek | 73 | 48 | / |
| Seemek | 73 | 27 | / |
| Semeck | 73 | 22 | / |
| Sammek | 73 | 21 | / |
| Szomek | 73 | 15 | / |
| Sommek | 73 | 12 | / |
| Sameek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shomek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Semekh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sameak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saemek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Szemek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samekh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Semiek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shamekh | 67 | 2,687 | / |
| Sammeck | 67 | 48 | / |
| Siemeck | 67 | 29 | / |
| Seemeak | 67 | 12 | / |
| Schemek | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shameek | 67 | 6 | / |
| Schomek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seummek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shemeek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sohmekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsemeik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szemeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shameik | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shamiek | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shemeck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schamek | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sömek
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