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
Average Shoma Salary in
United States
$41,112 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shoma (Bengali: সোমা, Hindi: शोमा, Marathi: शोमा, Russian: Шома, Tibetan: ཤོ་མ་) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shoma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shoma is the 62,672nd most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 910,261 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Shoma are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 76 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shoma is also the 35,553rd most widely held first name internationally, held by 21,719 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 5,587 people, or 1 in 28,523. Besides Bangladesh it is found in 36 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 7 percent reside and Iran, where 6 percent reside.
Shoma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shoma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shoma surname grew 386 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shoma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Shoma last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Syriac Catholic (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (62%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Shoma surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the 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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