Juma Surname
Approximately 1,406,602 people bear this surname
Juma Surname User-submission:
The surname Juma is a Muslim surname, meaning 'born on a Friday' or 'the day of assembly'. It is a common surname in East Africa, especially in Somalia, Tanzania, and Kenya. It comes from the Arabic word jumʿa, meaning 'Friday'. Friday is the holy day of the week in Islam, and it is the day when Muslims gather for prayer.
Read More About This SurnameJuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 659,779 | 1:80 | 1 |
| Kenya | 240,401 | 1:192 | 11 |
| Afghanistan | 199,028 | 1:162 | 17 |
| Sudan | 62,440 | 1:601 | 74 |
| Mozambique | 40,169 | 1:679 | 147 |
| Burundi | 36,191 | 1:271 | 66 |
| Syria | 34,743 | 1:556 | 72 |
| Malawi | 21,461 | 1:798 | 62 |
| South Sudan | 21,137 | 1:540 | 107 |
| Uganda | 10,430 | 1:3,743 | 676 |
| Bangladesh | 9,462 | 1:16,842 | 1,254 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7,620 | 1:1,202 | 143 |
| Jordan | 6,968 | 1:1,269 | 195 |
| Libya | 6,812 | 1:917 | 215 |
| Lebanon | 6,604 | 1:854 | 156 |
| DR Congo | 4,111 | 1:17,971 | 2,238 |
| Iran | 3,851 | 1:19,938 | 2,554 |
| Palestine | 3,671 | 1:1,239 | 213 |
| Indonesia | 3,481 | 1:37,992 | 4,406 |
| Rwanda | 3,101 | 1:3,665 | 908 |
| Somalia | 2,892 | 1:4,651 | 401 |
| Oman | 2,391 | 1:1,542 | 223 |
| Iraq | 2,248 | 1:15,579 | 1,023 |
| Nigeria | 2,188 | 1:80,961 | 5,736 |
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| Pakistan | 2,069 | 1:86,343 | 2,903 |
| Zambia | 1,760 | 1:9,006 | 1,059 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,349 | 1:11,444 | 1,479 |
| United States | 898 | 1:403,629 | 35,249 |
| Kuwait | 897 | 1:4,237 | 567 |
| India | 850 | 1:902,430 | 39,152 |
| Egypt | 641 | 1:143,426 | 11,189 |
| England | 622 | 1:89,579 | 9,677 |
| Ecuador | 550 | 1:28,920 | 3,584 |
| Canada | 489 | 1:75,349 | 8,505 |
| Bahrain | 411 | 1:3,281 | 540 |
| South Africa | 362 | 1:149,662 | 16,988 |
| Dominican Republic | 354 | 1:29,472 | 1,755 |
| Thailand | 284 | 1:248,727 | 42,218 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Philippines | 196 | 1:516,522 | 59,882 |
| Portugal | 160 | 1:65,114 | 3,431 |
| Malaysia | 115 | 1:256,472 | 14,435 |
| Poland | 101 | 1:376,324 | 41,288 |
| Kazakhstan | 88 | 1:200,937 | 18,685 |
| Sweden | 61 | 1:161,422 | 11,223 |
| Qatar | 59 | 1:39,966 | 4,109 |
| Australia | 57 | 1:473,609 | 36,415 |
| Turkmenistan | 56 | 1:98,020 | 1,979 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Spain | 50 | 1:935,041 | 35,950 |
| Yemen | 45 | 1:587,229 | 10,927 |
| Brazil | 44 | 1:4,865,326 | 126,089 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| China | 32 | 1:42,728,799 | 2,300 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Puerto Rico | 19 | 1:186,849 | 2,129 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Guyana | 16 | 1:47,639 | 4,360 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Tunisia | 16 | 1:38,164 | 5,464 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Jumá (1) are calculated separately.
Juma (845,030) may also be a first name.
Juma Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Juma is a Muslim surname, meaning 'born on a Friday' or 'the day of assembly'. It is a common surname in East Africa, especially in Somalia, Tanzania, and Kenya. It comes from the Arabic word jumʿa, meaning 'Friday'. Friday is the holy day of the week in Islam, and it is the day when Muslims gather for prayer. The name Juma is often given to a child who is born on Friday, as it is considered to be a lucky day.
- iveiJuma Demographics
Average Juma Salary in
United States
$40,836 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Juma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Juma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Juma (Arabic: جومي, Bengali: ঝুমা, Georgian: ჯუმა, Hindi: जुमा, Marathi: जुमा, Oriya: ଜୁମା, Tibetan: ཇུ་མ་) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Jumá. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Juma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 364th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,181 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Juma live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Juma is also the 1,104th most widespread given name internationally, held by 845,030 people.
Juma is the most commonly used last name in one country:Tanzania, where 47 percent are found. It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 659,779 people, or 1 in 80. In Tanzania Juma is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 8 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Juma is found in 119 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 17 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 14 percent are found.
Juma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Juma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Juma last name increased 12,829 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Juma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Juma surname is chiefly Christian (87%) in Kenya, Shiite (58%) in Lebanon and Muslim (70%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Juma last name are 1.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Juma earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.92% less than the national average, earning 190,625 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.43% less than the national average, earning R 215,232 per year; in United States they earn 5.36% less than the national average, earning $40,836 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.9% more than the national average, earning $60,563 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Juma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Juma in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯუმა | juma | - |
| Juma in the Marathi language | ||
| जुमा | juma | 95.96 |
| जूमा | juma | 4.04 |
| Juma in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཇུ་མ་ | juma | 87.5 |
| ཇུག་མ་ | jukma | 12.5 |
| Juma in the Bengali language | ||
| ঝুমা | jhuma | 82.74 |
| জুমা | juma | 17.26 |
| Juma in the Hindi language | ||
| जुमा | juma | 78.26 |
| जूमा | juma | 21.61 |
| ज्ञूमा | jnuma | 0.07 |
| Juma in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜୁମା | juma | 65.03 |
| ଯୁମା | yuma | 33.33 |
| ଜୂମା | juma | 0.55 |
| ଝୁମା | jhuma | 0.27 |
| େଜମା | ejama | 0.27 |
| ଯୂମା | yuma | 0.27 |
| ମହ | maha | 0.27 |
| Juma in the Arabic language | ||
| جومي | jwmy | - |
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