Loma Surname
Approximately 18,983 people bear this surname
Loma Surname User-submission:
Loma is a Spanish term meaning 'hill' or 'height', usually referred to as a suburban place or uptown area. In the Philippines, cemeteries are usually located on a hill so the largest or oldest Spanish-time cemetery is in La Loma, now part of Quezon City, Metro Manila.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 4,790 | 1:19,193 | 2,224 |
| Philippines | 3,175 | 1:31,886 | 4,663 |
| Mexico | 2,444 | 1:50,788 | 2,613 |
| Uganda | 1,605 | 1:24,324 | 3,473 |
| DR Congo | 1,402 | 1:52,696 | 6,355 |
| Spain | 632 | 1:73,975 | 6,492 |
| Peru | 536 | 1:59,299 | 4,721 |
| United States | 461 | 1:786,245 | 60,824 |
| Thailand | 447 | 1:158,028 | 25,234 |
| Nigeria | 437 | 1:405,361 | 21,214 |
| Papua New Guinea | 346 | 1:23,566 | 2,578 |
| Bolivia | 313 | 1:33,918 | 2,187 |
| Cameroon | 300 | 1:69,230 | 8,709 |
| Indonesia | 283 | 1:467,312 | 38,614 |
| Ecuador | 246 | 1:64,658 | 5,221 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| India | 182 | 1:4,214,645 | 112,328 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 168 | 1:35,552 | 5,601 |
| Guinea | 101 | 1:117,167 | 874 |
| Tanzania | 100 | 1:529,416 | 34,350 |
| Brazil | 79 | 1:2,709,802 | 80,941 |
| Argentina | 73 | 1:585,526 | 41,795 |
| Ukraine | 67 | 1:679,443 | 71,859 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Paraguay | 33 | 1:219,295 | 3,965 |
| Kazakhstan | 32 | 1:552,578 | 39,450 |
| Russia | 32 | 1:4,503,846 | 209,401 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| Kosovo | 18 | 1:103,437 | 5,529 |
| Cambodia | 16 | 1:967,947 | 5,331 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 1:1,115,971 | 64,142 |
Loma (14,132) may also be a first name.
Loma Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Loma is a Spanish term meaning 'hill' or 'height', usually referred to as a suburban place or uptown area. In the Philippines, cemeteries are usually located on a hill so the largest or oldest Spanish-time cemetery is in La Loma, now part of Quezon City, Metro Manila.
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Loma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Loma (Georgian: ლომა, Hindi: लोमा, Marathi: लोमा, Oriya: େଲାମା, Russian: Лома, Tibetan: ལོ་མ་) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Loma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 28,310th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 383,899 people. Loma occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Loma live; 26 percent live in North Africa and 25 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 48,305th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 14,132 people.
It is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 4,790 people, or 1 in 19,193. Other than Egypt Loma is found in 94 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 17 percent live and Mexico, where 13 percent live.
Loma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Loma has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,024 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Loma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya, Latin Catholic (67%) in Lebanon and Christian (75%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Loma surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Loma earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 11.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,708 per year; in Colombia they earn 37.74% less than the national average, earning $14,134,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 25.48% less than the national average, earning $32,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.78% more than the national average, earning $65,470 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Loma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Loma in the Georgian language | ||
| ლომა | loma | - |
| Loma in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལོ་མ་ | loma | - |
| Loma in the Hindi language | ||
| लोमा | loma | - |
| Loma in the Marathi language | ||
| लोमा | loma | - |
| Loma in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲାମା | elama | 85.71 |
| େଲାମ | elama | 14.29 |
| Loma in the Russian language | ||
| Лома | loma | - |
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