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) is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loms? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,092,155th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Loms reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Loms is also the 1,100,117th most common given name in the world It is held by 77 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 962,732. In Nigeria Loms is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 94 percent are found, Kaduna, where 4 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 10 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Loms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Loms has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Loms surname declined 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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