Gomma Surname
Approximately 3,536 people bear this surname
Gomma Surname User-submission:
The surname Gomma or Gomaa comes from the Arabic word جمعة (transliterated to gomaa and gomma from Egyptian-Arabic, or jumuah, juma and jumaa from MST), meaning 'Friday'.
Gomma was also the name of an 18th-century kingdom located in what now is Ethiopia.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,319 | 1:39,645 | 4,075 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Niger | 328 | 1:58,512 | 2,814 |
| Nigeria | 162 | 1:1,093,474 | 45,309 |
| Russia | 75 | 1:1,921,641 | 121,498 |
| Italy | 69 | 1:886,329 | 66,402 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Benin | 23 | 1:449,374 | 31,324 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Ivory Coast | 19 | 1:1,214,275 | 27,625 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Gomma (11,081) may also be a first name.
Gomma Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Gomma or Gomaa comes from the Arabic word جمعة (transliterated to gomaa and gomma from Egyptian-Arabic, or jumuah, juma and jumaa from MST), meaning 'Friday'.
Gomma was also the name of an 18th-century kingdom located in what now is Ethiopia. Besides being the Italian word for 'gum'. However, since the popularity of the surname being mainly in Egypt and neighbouring Arabic countries, these explanations less likely to be the case.
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Gomma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gomma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gomma (Hindi: गोम्मा, Marathi: गोमा, Russian: Гомма) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gomma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 128,237th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,060,958 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Gomma are found; 66 percent are found in North Africa and 66 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 57,189th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 11,081 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,319 people, or 1 in 39,645. Besides Egypt this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent live and Niger, where 9 percent live.
Gomma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gomma has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 575 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gomma Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gomma surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% registered with the party.
Gomma earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.04% more than the national average, earning $53,955 USD per year.
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Gomma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gomma in the Marathi language | ||
| गोमा | goma | - |
| Gomma in the Hindi language | ||
| गोम्मा | gom'ma | 60 |
| गोंमा | gomma | 35 |
| गोममा | gomama | 5 |
| Gomma in the Russian language | ||
| Гомма | gomma | - |
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