Ghoma Surname
Approximately 337 people bear this surname
Ghoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 185 | 1:26,968 | 2,895 |
| Indonesia | 61 | 1:2,168,020 | 133,281 |
| Libya | 49 | 1:127,428 | 674 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ghoma (51) may also be a first name.
Ghoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghoma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﻮﻣﺎ, Hindi: घोमा, Marathi: घोमा) is more frequently found in The Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghoma? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 823,466th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Ghoma live; 55 percent live in Central Africa and 55 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ghoma is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 51 people.
It is most commonly held in The Congo, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 26,968. In The Congo it is most prevalent in: Pointe-Noire Department, where 62 percent reside, Brazzaville Department, where 37 percent reside and Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 1 percent reside. Aside from The Congo this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and Libya, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghoma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghoma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﻮﻣﺎ | qwma | - |
| Ghoma in the Hindi language | ||
| घोमा | ghoma | - |
| Ghoma in the Marathi language | ||
| घोमा | ghoma | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ghoma
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