Courma Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Courma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Courma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Courma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Courma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﻣﺎ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Courma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Courma are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Courma is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 409,486. In Mauritania Courma is most common in: Guidimagha Region, where 90 percent reside and Gorgol Region, where 10 percent reside. Besides Mauritania it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 14 percent reside and Italy, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Courma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Courma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺭﻣﺎ | kwrma | - |
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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 Courma
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