Loms Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Loms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1841:962,73241,060
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
England51:11,143,612252,590
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Loms (77) may also be a first name.

Loms Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Loms Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Loms (Hindi: लोमस, Russian: Ломс) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loms? popularity and diffusion

Loms is the 1,092,155th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Loms reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 77 people.

The surname Loms is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 962,732. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 94 percent live, Kaduna, where 4 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 10 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Loms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Loms has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Loms surname fell 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Looms89347/
Lomås8924/
Lomsø896/
Lyoms894/
Loems892/
Lomse891/
Lioms891/
Lohms891/
Lomms891/
Loums890/
Lotims801/
Lems751,560/
Lams751,207/
Lons75306/
Lums7535/
Lomz750/
Lomsche735/
Loomnss731/
Lochims731/
Lyons67166,419/
Lions672,047/
Lamse67188/
Loyns67118/
Loons6740/
Loins6739/
Lehms6726/
Lämås6722/
Liams6718/
Llams6718/
Lonse6718/
Lamss6710/
Louns6710/
Leems679/
Lhons674/
Lamsh673/
Lonsh673/
Hlems672/
Laems672/
Lumse672/
Lohns672/
Lamms672/
Lonns672/
Lahms672/
Lamst671/
Luons671/
Leums671/
Laums671/
Lyams671/
Llons671/
Lonst671/
Lähms671/
Hlons671/
Lam's671/
Lemss671/
Lemsz671/
Lemms671/
Lojns670/
Lgams670/
Lomch670/
Lonss670/
Lgons670/
Luhms670/
Luims670/

Loms Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loms in the Hindi language
लोमसlomasa-
Loms in the Russian language
Ломсloms-

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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
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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 Loms
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