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 borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shoms? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shoms is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Shoms reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shoms is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 11 people.

The last name Shoms is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 50 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 50 percent are found. Aside from India it is found 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 frequency of Shoms has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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
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  • 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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