Quma Surname

451,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Quma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7271:74,5229,262
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Quma (38) may also be a first name.

Quma Last Name Facts

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

Quma (Hindi: उमा) occurs most in South Africa. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 451,199th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,678,016 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Quma are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Quma is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 38 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 727 people, or 1 in 74,522. In South Africa Quma is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent are found, Western Cape, where 17 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 1 percent are found and Yemen, where 1 percent are found.

Quma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Quma surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quma Last Name Statistics demography

Quma earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.23% more than the national average, earning R 240,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gquma89374/
Qumas8912/
Qusma897/
Qumaz896/
Qumah893/
Qumad892/
Qumai891/
Qumma891/
Qma8630/
Qusmas80151/
Qumash8027/
Qumait804/
Qumais804/
Qumaiz801/
Qummah801/
Qumo75103/
Qmaj754/
Qmay752/
Qhma752/
Cqma752/
Qmad751/
Qmap751/
Qkma751/
Qcma751/
Qumaish732/
Qmash67205/
Gqumo6784/
Qusmo6714/
Qumei679/
Qhmad673/
Qmajd672/
Cqmaj671/
Qummo671/
Qmach671/

Quma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Quma in the Hindi language
उमाuma-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Quma
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