Sahma Surname
Approximately 563 people bear this surname
Sahma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 239 | 1:3,209,479 | 93,987 |
| Indonesia | 130 | 1:1,017,301 | 74,410 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Turkey | 30 | 1:2,594,047 | 79,854 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Maldives | 6 | 1:67,362 | 2,983 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Sahma (2,352) may also be a first name.
Sahma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sahma (Arabic: شماع, Hindi: सहमा, Marathi: सहमा, Oriya: ସାହ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahma? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sahma is the 562,869th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 12,944,131 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Sahma live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 43 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sahma is also the 153,310th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 2,352 people.
It is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 3,209,479. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 74 percent live, Bihar, where 15 percent live and Assam, where 4 percent live. Other than India this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and Egypt, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahma in the Hindi language | ||
| सहमा | sahama | 85.56 |
| साहमा | sahama | 10.7 |
| शमा | sama | 1.6 |
| सहाना | sahana | 0.53 |
| सह | saha | 0.53 |
| समा | sama | 0.53 |
| शहमा | sahama | 0.53 |
| Sahma in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାହ | saha | 80 |
| ଶାହାମା | sahama | 20 |
| Sahma in the Marathi language | ||
| सहमा | sahama | 62.5 |
| शमा | sama | 25 |
| संिगता | samigata | 12.5 |
| Sahma in the Arabic language | ||
| شماع | shma | - |
| شمعا | shma | - |
| شمّاء | shma | - |
| شماء | shma | - |
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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
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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 Sahma
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