Sarma Surname
Approximately 312,523 people bear this surname
Sarma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 168,216 | 1:169 | 34 |
| India | 130,037 | 1:5,899 | 520 |
| Bangladesh | 5,137 | 1:31,021 | 1,980 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,900 | 1:10,952 | 1,572 |
| Indonesia | 1,617 | 1:81,787 | 8,643 |
| United States | 957 | 1:378,745 | 33,475 |
| Saudi Arabia | 716 | 1:43,095 | 6,100 |
| United Arab Emirates | 678 | 1:13,514 | 1,654 |
| Turkey | 626 | 1:124,315 | 10,285 |
| Kuwait | 260 | 1:14,618 | 1,974 |
| Latvia | 193 | 1:10,622 | 1,565 |
| Bahrain | 191 | 1:7,061 | 1,301 |
| Oman | 173 | 1:21,318 | 1,910 |
| England | 168 | 1:331,655 | 24,447 |
| Qatar | 159 | 1:14,830 | 1,610 |
| Nigeria | 150 | 1:1,180,952 | 47,933 |
| Greece | 135 | 1:82,073 | 13,867 |
| Russia | 135 | 1:1,067,578 | 80,773 |
| Canada | 133 | 1:277,035 | 25,971 |
| Thailand | 125 | 1:565,107 | 96,458 |
| Singapore | 90 | 1:61,197 | 2,397 |
| Australia | 87 | 1:310,295 | 26,919 |
| Niger | 76 | 1:252,527 | 7,993 |
| Philippines | 61 | 1:1,659,643 | 109,715 |
| Liberia | 57 | 1:77,343 | 6,506 |
| Germany | 56 | 1:1,437,597 | 88,094 |
| Malaysia | 47 | 1:627,537 | 30,158 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Ukraine | 28 | 1:1,625,811 | 125,303 |
| Romania | 27 | 1:743,625 | 50,353 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Afghanistan | 16 | 1:2,009,574 | 14,441 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Sarma (18,099) may also be a first name.
Sarma Demographics
Sarma Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sarma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sarma (Arabic: سارمي, Bengali: শর্মা, Georgian: სარმა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺮﻣﻪ, Hindi: सरमा, Marathi: सरमा, Oriya: ଶମର୍ା, Russian: Сарма, Tibetan: ཤར་མ་) is most common in Nepal. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sarma.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarma? popularity and diffusion
Sarma is the 1,756th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 23,318 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sarma are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 40,668th most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 18,099 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nepal, where it is held by 168,216 people, or 1 in 169. In Nepal it is most numerous in: Dhawalagiri, where 16 percent reside, Bagmati, where 13 percent reside and Lumbini, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nepal this last name occurs in 90 countries. It is also common in India, where 42 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 2 percent reside.
Sarma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Sarma last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.
The amount Sarma earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.35% less than the national average, earning R 151,248 per year; in United States they earn 43.85% more than the national average, earning $62,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.8% more than the national average, earning $62,998 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sarma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sarma in the Georgian language | ||
| სარმა | sarma | - |
| Sarma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺮﻣﻪ | srmh | - |
| Sarma in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཤར་མ་ | sharma | - |
| Sarma in the Bengali language | ||
| শর্মা | sarma | 92.32 |
| র্শমা | rsama | 2.68 |
| সর্মা | sarma | 1.61 |
| সরমা | sarama | 0.89 |
| সারমা | sarama | 0.18 |
| Sarma in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶମର୍ା | samara | 58.37 |
| ସମର୍ା | samara | 24.88 |
| ସମ | sama | 3.83 |
| ସମର୍ | samar | 1.91 |
| ସରମା | sarama | 1.44 |
| ସାମ | sama | 0.96 |
| ସାରମା | sarama | 0.96 |
| ସମଅ | sama'a | 0.48 |
| ଶମ | sama | 0.48 |
| ସର୍ମା | sarma | 0.48 |
| ଶମା | sama | 0.48 |
| Sarma in the Hindi language | ||
| सरमा | sarama | 49.36 |
| शर्मा | sarma | 31.64 |
| सर्मा | sarma | 15.22 |
| सारमा | sarama | 1.81 |
| सार्मा | sarma | 0.43 |
| शरमा | sarama | 0.26 |
| शार्म | sarma | 0.17 |
| र्श्मा | rsma | 0.17 |
| वर्मा | varma | 0.09 |
| शमौ | samau | 0.09 |
| शमो | samo | 0.09 |
| Sarma in the Marathi language | ||
| सरमा | sarama | 40.1 |
| शम | sama | 31.08 |
| सम | sama | 16.79 |
| सारमा | sarama | 6.02 |
| शरमा | sarama | 1.5 |
| शारदा | sarada | 0.5 |
| साम | sama | 0.5 |
| समी | sami | 0.5 |
| ेशर | esara | 0.5 |
| सर्म | sarma | 0.25 |
| Sarma in the Russian language | ||
| Сарма | sarma | - |
| Sarma in the Arabic language | ||
| سارمي | sarmy | - |
| سارما | sarma | - |
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Footnotes
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