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Where Does The Last Name Choma Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Choma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻤﻪ, Hindi: चोमा, Marathi: चोमा, Oriya: ଚମା, Russian: Чома, Tibetan: ཚོ་མ་) occurs most in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms: Chomá. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Choma? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 28,328^th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 384,283 people. The surname Choma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Choma reside; 44 percent reside in Southern Africa and 44 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Choma is also the 198,878^th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 1,523 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 6,042 people, or 1 in 8,967. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 46 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 22 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 64 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 20 percent live and Poland, where 12 percent live.

Choma Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Choma surname is principally Christian (67%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Choma last name are 3.76% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.99% registered with the political party.

The amount Choma earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.99% less than the national average, earning R 147,348 per year; in United States they earn 0.24% less than the national average, earning $43,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.95% more than the national average, earning $50,155 CAD per year.