Globally, Somai (Somai 
, সময় 
, สมอ้าย) is a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom female first name. The given name Somai is habitual in Qatar, where it is quite a rare masculine name, India, where it is quite a rare principally male, but very infrequently female name, and Tunisia, where it is a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in India, Bangladesh, and Egypt. Very seldom, Somai is the last name as well as the forename.