Sapma Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sapma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1031:755,54837,701
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Sapma (208) may also be a first name.

Sapma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sapma (Bengali: সম্পা, Hindi: सापमा, Oriya: ସପା) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapma? popularity and diffusion

Sapma is the 1,465,390th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname Sapma is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Sapma are found; 58 percent are found in West Asia and 58 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 627,410th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 208 people.

The last name Sapma is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 755,548. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Denizli Province, where 36 percent reside, Antalya Province, where 28 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 27 percent reside. Outside of Turkey this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 15 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sapmaz918,057/
Shapma912/
Sapmay911/
Sapmai911/
Saipmah831/
Sepma8061/
Sopma8012/
Japma804/
Sapmi803/
Sapme802/
Capma801/
Sapmy801/
Sapmo801/
Sapmee7388/
Seepma7364/
Sopmai7332/
Chapma7327/
Capmau7317/
Sopmat734/
Sapmit734/
Sopmay733/
Shepma732/
Saipmi731/
Siopma731/
Chapmas672/
Chapmay671/

Sapma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sapma in the Bengali language
সম্পাsampa-
Sapma in the Hindi language
सापमाsapama82.35
सपमाsapama17.65
Sapma in the Oriya language
ସପାsapa80
ସପsapa20

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sapma
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