Shoms Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shoms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shoms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Shoms (11) may also be a first name.

Shoms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shoms (Hindi: शोम्स, Russian: Шомс) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shoms click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shoms? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Shoms live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 50 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 50 percent are found. Aside from India Shoms exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Shoms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shoms has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shoms surname decreased 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoms912/
Soms891,057/
Shomshe8322/
Shams80263,050/
Shums80947/
Shems80352/
Sahms8095/
Shons8091/
Choms8056/
Somse8013/
Som's806/
Somst805/
Sohms803/
Soems803/
Somms802/
Hzoms801/
Somsp801/
Somns800/
Sooms800/
Schoemsj771/
Shomsova771/
Schons734,292/
Shamsh73596/
Schams73489/
Shamss73338/
Chomse73241/
Shamse73108/
Shamst7379/
Shahms7318/
Shemms7312/
Schems7311/
Schums739/
Shaams739/
Shamms738/
Siehms738/
Shonsh735/
Sahams735/
Shonse734/
Jshams731/
Shumsz731/
Sahmse731/
Ssooms731/
Shumse731/
Shamsz731/
Somsse731/
Shouns730/
Shumms730/
Sams6728,053/
Sons678,558/
Sums67399/
Sems67244/
Shamshd6719/
Shamshe6713/
Scheems6711/
Soumsse6711/
Zoms677/
Schohns677/
Shamsse675/
Ssosmsp675/
Somsova673/
Shahmsh672/
Somz672/
Xoms671/
Shonshe671/
Schonss671/
Shahmst671/
Shomnje671/
Shumshe671/
Sheemsh671/
Schoons670/
Schemss670/

Shoms Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shoms in the Hindi language
शोम्सsomsa-
Shoms in the Russian language
Шомсsoms-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Shoms
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