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
The last name Soumay (Oriya: େସୗମଯ୍ର) has its highest incidence in Niger. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soumay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Soumay is the 624,505th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Soumay reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 416,125th most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 426 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 330 people, or 1 in 58,158. In Niger Soumay is most prevalent in: Tillabéri Region, where 48 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 30 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 11 percent reside. Besides Niger it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 29 percent reside and Benin, where 2 percent reside.
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
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- 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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