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) is found most in Mauritania. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Courma click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Courma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Courma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Courma are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
Courma is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 409,486. In Mauritania Courma is most common in: Guidimagha Region, where 90 percent are found and Gorgol Region, where 10 percent are found. Besides Mauritania this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 14 percent are found and Italy, where 7 percent are found.
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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- 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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