Chouma Surname
Approximately 129 people bear this surname
Chouma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 86 | 1:128,835 | 21,499 |
| Niger | 25 | 1:767,681 | 17,983 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chouma (79) may also be a first name.
Chouma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chouma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chouma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻮﻣﻪ, Hindi: चौमा) is more commonly found in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chouma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,581,912th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name Chouma occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Chouma live; 67 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,083,225th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 79 people.
The surname Chouma is most frequently used in Greece, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 128,835. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 66 percent reside, Crete, where 28 percent reside and Central Greece, where 1 percent reside. Barring Greece this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 19 percent reside and Chad, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chouma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chouma in the Hindi language | ||
| चौमा | cauma | - |
| Chouma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻮﻣﻪ | shwmh | 80 |
| ﺷﻤﻪ | shmh | 20 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chouma
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