Surname Som (Som 
, โสม 
, Сом 
) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Som is characteristic of British Virgin Islands, where it is quite a common surname, Malaysia, and Hungary. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Malaysia, and Cameroon. Likewise, Som is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Som | Malaysia, India, Saudi Arabia, Cameroon, Nepal |
| โสม, ซม | Thailand |
| Сом | Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan |
Når, Saumon, Sem, Soar, Soma, Some, Somme, Sommet, Son, Sum, Summa, Summit, Sumr, Sòm, Sóm, Sôm, Sõm, Sõo, Sōm, Sơm, Sǒm, Sǒｍ, Sọm, Sốm, Sồm, Sổm, Sớm, Tom, Zim, Çom, Śom, Śóm, Ŝom, Ŝǿm, Šôm, Šŏm, סום, שום, ซอม, ซอมอ, ซ่อม, ศม, ศรม, สม, สอม, ส่ม, ส่อม, ส้ม, ส้อม, โซม, សុំ, សុំ់, សូម, ស៉ុំ, Ｓom, Ｓoｍ, Ｓōm, Ｓǒm, and Ｓｏm
| johannes von som 1656-1719; aus Hamburg; Jurist (b. 1656) |
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| franz von som German lawyer and archivist, DE (b. 1688) |
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som dutt battu Indian Classical Singer (b. 1938) |
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som lajos Hungarian bass player, HU (b. 1947) |
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| som phō̜nphibūn (b. 1893) |
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vishnu som Indian journalist (b. 1974) |
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som mittal Indian businessman |
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bram som person, NL (b. 1980) |
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| som nath raina (b. 1921) |
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| som ranchan Indian poet (1932-2014), IN (b. 1932) |
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| som nath sadhu Indian actor, playwright and director, PK (b. 1935) |
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jay som American singer, US (b. 1994) |
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| som saran association football player, KH (b. 1945) |
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| fidelis onye som Nigerian boxer (b. 1945) |
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| suprakash som cricketer (1947-2008), IN (b. 1947) |
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