Shoma Surname
Approximately 8,006 people bear this surname
Shoma Surname Definition:
Shoma is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: believe (in the power of the Lord).
Shoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 5,587 | 1:28,523 | 1,865 |
| Egypt | 549 | 1:167,460 | 12,562 |
| Iran | 515 | 1:149,092 | 13,107 |
| Ukraine | 322 | 1:141,375 | 19,811 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Russia | 140 | 1:1,029,450 | 78,764 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Nigeria | 107 | 1:1,655,540 | 61,311 |
| Tanzania | 99 | 1:534,764 | 34,532 |
| India | 99 | 1:7,748,135 | 165,146 |
| Zimbabwe | 86 | 1:179,514 | 21,615 |
| South Africa | 66 | 1:820,874 | 55,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Shoma (21,719) may also be a first name.
Shoma Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Shoma is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: believe (in the power of the Lord).
Shoma Demographics
Shoma Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Shoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shoma (Bengali: সোমা, Hindi: शोमा, Marathi: शोमा, Russian: Шома, Tibetan: ཤོ་མ་) is more frequently found in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shoma? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 62,672nd most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 910,261 people. The last name Shoma occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Shoma reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 35,553rd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 21,719 people.
It is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 5,587 people, or 1 in 28,523. Other than Bangladesh it exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 7 percent are found and Iran, where 6 percent are found.
Shoma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shoma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shoma last name grew 386 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shoma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Shoma surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia, Syriac Catholic (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (62%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Shoma surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shoma earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.81% less than the national average, earning R 97,884 per year; in United States they earn 4.72% less than the national average, earning $41,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.13% less than the national average, earning $40,178 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shoma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shoma in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཤོ་མ་ | shoma | - |
| Shoma in the Hindi language | ||
| शोमा | soma | 98.35 |
| सोमा | soma | 1.1 |
| शमा | sama | 0.18 |
| Shoma in the Bengali language | ||
| সোমা | soma | 66.67 |
| শোমা | soma | 33.33 |
| Shoma in the Marathi language | ||
| शोमा | soma | 51.52 |
| सोमा | soma | 48.48 |
| Shoma in the Russian language | ||
| Шома | soma | - |
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Footnotes
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