Somar Surname

41,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Suriname

Somar Surname User-submission:

The Somar surname means 'people who came over the mountains'.

Family emigrated from Prussia early in 14th century. Due to the migration to Bern, Switzerland or Munich, Germany the surname changed to Sommer.

Somar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan10,3711:17,2251,057
India6601:1,162,22047,065
Indonesia5551:238,28721,960
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Ukraine1401:325,16240,914
Turkey1191:653,96234,245
Guyana851:8,9671,413
Suriname641:8,6352,172
Mauritius471:27,5205,467
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Trinidad and Tobago361:37,8883,656
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Somar (23,457) may also be a first name.

Somar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Somar surname means 'people who came over the mountains'.

Family emigrated from Prussia early in 14th century. Due to the migration to Bern, Switzerland or Munich, Germany the surname changed to Sommer.

- tamarasommers

Somar Last Name Facts

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

Somar (Arabic: صومر, Hindi: सोमर, Marathi: सोमर, Oriya: େସାମାର, Russian: Сомар) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somar? popularity and diffusion

Somar is the 41,650th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 581,376 people. The surname Somar is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Somar live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Somar is also the 33,565th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 23,457 people.

The surname Somar is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 10,371 people, or 1 in 17,225. In Pakistan Somar is most frequent in: Sindh, where 95 percent are found, Balochistan, where 5 percent are found and Punjab, where 0 percent are found. Beside Pakistan this surname exists in 53 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Somar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Somar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Somar last name increased 1,660 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Somar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Somar last name are 12.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Somar earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.53% more than the national average, earning R 288,792 per year; in United States they earn 6.66% more than the national average, earning $46,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.4% less than the national average, earning $49,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Somaar9116,952/
Soomar916,440/
Somare911,711/
Soumar911,212/
Shomar91645/
Sommar91575/
Somair9179/
Somart9168/
Soemar9132/
Somhar9132/
Soimar918/
Somard913/
Sohmar913/
Siomar913/
Zsomar912/
Somatr911/
Somgar911/
Somarr911/
Sotmar911/
Somaur911/
Sosmar911/
Jsomar911/
Soumare8364,721/
Sommart83642/
Soumair83243/
Soummar83124/
Sommare8370/
Soomaar8364/
Soumard8359/
Soomair8348/
Sommard8329/
Schomar8324/
Sottmar8314/
Shoumar8313/
Shoymar8310/
Soomare837/
Soimart837/
Shomare835/
Soomart835/
Somaire835/
Sommatr835/
Shoimar835/
Shomard834/
Soommar834/
Shomair834/
Soymart833/
Soimarh831/
Shomart831/
Somaard831/
Somaarz831/
Soomarr831/
Shomaar831/
Shomarr831/
Sgoimar831/
Shommar830/
Samar8099,430/
Sumar8040,189/
Comar802,924/
Semar802,420/
Jomar80353/
Çomar80329/
Sümar80234/
Zomar80149/
Somor8091/
Xomar802/
Súmar801/
Soommart77202/
Sommaire77100/
Soumaire7738/
Somarova7710/
Schoumar775/
Schommar771/
Soumarre771/
Sommahar771/
Sommarth771/
Soumahre771/
Shamar73271,188/
Semmar7311,730/
Samart734,267/
Sumair733,991/
Sammar733,164/
Samare731,264/
Shumar731,017/
Sumare73864/
Jomard73862/
Summar73723/
Szomor73719/
Satmar73650/
Joumar73537/
Coomar73520/
Samgar73497/
Samair73469/
Samarr73372/
Samarh73235/
Seemar73201/
Shemar73177/
Samhar73160/
Samaur73129/
Sehmar73127/
Samear73126/
Samard73124/
Samaar73122/
Josmar73102/
Sătmar73101/
Semaar7394/
Sumard7388/
Jomart7367/
Commar7364/
Chomar7359/
Sumart7354/
Saamar7351/
Sutmar7350/
Samarp7350/
Jasmar7348/
Saemar7337/
Sumaar7334/
Somore7333/
Samatr7325/
Sumatr7324/
Giomar7324/
Soomor7322/
Semhar7321/
Sjömar7320/
Sahmar7318/
Comair7315/
Åsemar7315/
Sumaur7315/
Zoumar7315/
Zsomár7314/
Zomard7313/
Zsamar7310/
Siumar7310/
Zomare7310/
Sommor739/
Susmar737/
Jomare737/
Siamar737/
Jomair736/
Hjomar735/
Suumar734/
Seumar734/
Jomarr734/
Jhomar734/
Semaur733/
Suimar733/
Joymar733/
Saumar733/
Samarz733/
Sgumar732/
Siemar732/
Scamar732/
Shomor732/
Somord732/
Jommar731/
Comhar731/
Sumear731/
Ssamar731/
Sumgar731/
Semear731/
Suhmar731/
Siomor731/
Sasmar731/
Szumar731/
Sumarz731/
Sumayr731/
Joimar731/
Jomaar731/
Semayr731/
Samahr731/
Sumarh731/
Zomair731/
Jomhar731/
Comaur730/
Soumarová71263/
Schommarz7124/
Shomarova715/
Soumarova714/
Sammarh672,209/
Shumard671,207/
Somoire67975/
Summart67700/
Zhomart67455/
Samaair67418/
Sheemar67399/
Joumard67290/
Choumar67288/
Shamgar67253/
Shahmar67242/
Chomard67214/
Sahamar67197/
Comhair67193/
Chasmar67166/
Saumard67155/
Suimatr67121/
Shumaar67106/
Sjamaar67101/
Shamard6796/
Samahar6795/
Shamarh6757/
Schumar6753/
Saumare6744/
Joumaar6742/
Sahumar6742/
Shoumarova6739/
Coomhar6739/
Zommard6735/
Åshamar6733/
Seemayr6724/
Shammar6722/
Shamarr6720/
Samarph6719/
Samhare6718/
Sammard6718/
Siemayr6718/
Shamare6716/
Shamair6714/
Zoumare6714/
Samarre6712/
Shumart6711/
Samaire6711/
Satmare679/
Sumarre679/
Seehmar679/
Schamar679/
Soumour679/
Shehmar679/
Shamaar679/
Sumahar678/
Sammare678/
Shaamar678/
Chomare677/
Sommour676/
Shomour676/
Shumair676/
Samardh675/
Shomore675/
Coommar674/
Zhoomar674/
Somoure674/
Shamart674/
Shuumar674/
Sutmart674/
Djoumar673/
Siammar673/
Joumare673/
Samaure673/
Shomoor673/
Zoummar672/
Shaumar672/
Summatr672/
Gioumar672/
Joomard672/
Shamhar672/
Chomart672/
Saamahr671/
Saumart671/
Saummar671/
Samatrh671/
Samatrr671/
Samhair671/
Jhoomar671/
Somoore671/
Shumgar671/
Shummar671/
Siemarr671/
Shemmar671/
Summear671/
Sumairt671/
Sumasre671/
Zoimare671/
Jomhare671/
Siamarz671/
Saamear671/
Sumaire671/
Giuomar671/
Samhaar671/
Shumare671/
Semahar671/
Sammair671/
Soumore671/
Susmare671/
Sumardh671/
Summair671/
Summard671/
Choomar671/
Jomahar671/
Schemar670/
Samhart670/
Sommord670/
Suttmar670/
Sutmair670/

Somar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Somar in the Hindi language
सोमरsomara64.76
सोमारsomara32.16
सोमाऱsomara0.44
शोमाराsomara0.44
शोमराsomara0.44
सोमाsoma0.44
सोमारूsomaru0.44
सोमराsomara0.44
सोमारुsomaru0.44
Somar in the Oriya language
େସାମାରesamara50
େସାମରesamara50
Somar in the Marathi language
सोमरsomara46.99
सोमारsomara44.58
सोनारsonara2.41
सोमऱsomara1.2
सोमारूsomaru0.6
सोमाsoma0.6
सोपारsopara0.6
Somar in the Russian language
Сомарsomar-
Somar in the Arabic language
صومرswmr-

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