Soma Surname
Approximately 141,357 people bear this surname
Soma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 47,163 | 1:2,711 | 466 |
| Burkina Faso | 19,656 | 1:934 | 151 |
| India | 18,632 | 1:41,169 | 2,888 |
| Bangladesh | 13,788 | 1:11,558 | 939 |
| Angola | 11,043 | 1:2,444 | 408 |
| Egypt | 10,373 | 1:8,863 | 1,083 |
| Indonesia | 4,504 | 1:29,363 | 3,465 |
| Ivory Coast | 2,462 | 1:9,371 | 782 |
| Lebanon | 2,367 | 1:2,382 | 451 |
| United States | 1,371 | 1:264,376 | 24,908 |
| Italy | 1,130 | 1:54,121 | 9,743 |
| Papua New Guinea | 901 | 1:9,050 | 709 |
| Thailand | 765 | 1:92,338 | 12,968 |
| Tanzania | 597 | 1:88,679 | 8,968 |
| DR Congo | 520 | 1:142,076 | 15,019 |
| South Africa | 498 | 1:108,791 | 13,104 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Cameroon | 376 | 1:55,237 | 7,149 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Norway | 341 | 1:15,080 | 1,787 |
| France | 315 | 1:210,866 | 32,777 |
| Zambia | 243 | 1:65,226 | 5,794 |
| Argentina | 241 | 1:177,359 | 14,876 |
| New Zealand | 213 | 1:21,260 | 3,728 |
| England | 196 | 1:284,276 | 22,043 |
| Mexico | 188 | 1:660,246 | 10,483 |
| Brazil | 186 | 1:1,150,937 | 40,026 |
| Latvia | 164 | 1:12,500 | 1,851 |
| Zimbabwe | 156 | 1:98,963 | 13,970 |
| Turkey | 118 | 1:659,504 | 34,418 |
| Benin | 102 | 1:101,329 | 11,505 |
| Canada | 89 | 1:413,995 | 36,402 |
| Iraq | 89 | 1:393,502 | 7,096 |
| Uganda | 87 | 1:448,727 | 26,843 |
| Mauritius | 82 | 1:15,773 | 3,330 |
| Nigeria | 75 | 1:2,361,903 | 79,171 |
| Greece | 73 | 1:151,778 | 24,972 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Russia | 62 | 1:2,324,565 | 137,882 |
| Guatemala | 61 | 1:263,650 | 4,245 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| Mozambique | 49 | 1:556,359 | 1,404 |
| Philippines | 39 | 1:2,595,852 | 132,893 |
| Solomon Islands | 39 | 1:14,873 | 2,820 |
| Liberia | 38 | 1:116,014 | 8,917 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Iran | 35 | 1:2,193,786 | 75,524 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Peru | 33 | 1:963,155 | 18,708 |
| Pakistan | 32 | 1:5,582,621 | 34,646 |
| Niger | 30 | 1:639,734 | 15,675 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Jordan | 18 | 1:491,246 | 12,976 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Algeria | 10 | 1:3,863,155 | 47,113 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Maldives | 6 | 1:67,362 | 2,983 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Šoma (49), Somà (14) & Somá (5) are calculated separately.
Soma (684,756) may also be a first name.
Soma Demographics
Average Soma Salary in
United States
$48,172 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Soma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soma (Arabic: سوما, Bengali: সোমা, Georgian: სომა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﻣﺎ, Hindi: सोमा, Marathi: सोमा, Oriya: େସାମା, Russian: Сьома, Tibetan: སོ་མ་) is found most frequently in Japan. It may also appear as: Šoma, Somà or Somá. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Soma is the 3,968th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 51,554 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of Soma reside; 33 percent reside in East Asia and 33 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,420th most common given name at a global level, borne by 684,756 people.
This last name is most frequent in Japan, where it is carried by 47,163 people, or 1 in 2,711. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Aomori Prefecture, where 14 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent live and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Aside from Japan this last name is found in 119 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 14 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.
Soma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Soma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Soma last name rose 22,850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 6,533 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Soma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Maronite (88%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Soma last name are 1.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.32% being registered with the party.
The amount Soma earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.07% more than the national average, earning 363,619 kr per year; in Peru they earn 6.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,563 per year; in South Africa they earn 12.15% more than the national average, earning R 266,508 per year; in United States they earn 11.64% more than the national average, earning $48,172 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.48% less than the national average, earning $48,947 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soma in the Georgian language | ||
| სომა | soma | - |
| Soma in the Hindi language | ||
| सोमा | soma | 99.76 |
| सौमा | sauma | 0.05 |
| सोम | soma | 0.04 |
| शोमा | soma | 0.02 |
| सुमा | suma | 0.01 |
| शोभा | sobha | 0.01 |
| सेामा | seama | 0.01 |
| सेमा | sema | 0.01 |
| सोना | sona | 0.01 |
| सॊमा | soma | 0.01 |
| Soma in the Marathi language | ||
| सोमा | soma | 99.7 |
| सोम | soma | 0.23 |
| शोमा | soma | 0.01 |
| सोमा़ | soma | 0 |
| सोमाा | somaa | 0 |
| सॉमा | soma | 0 |
| Soma in the Bengali language | ||
| সোমা | soma | 99.08 |
| সোম | soma | 0.45 |
| সুমা | suma | 0.36 |
| Soma in the Tibetan language | ||
| སོ་མ་ | soma | 94.23 |
| བསོ་མ་ | soma | 1.92 |
| སོ་མོ་ | somo | 1.92 |
| ས་མོ་ | samo | 1.92 |
| Soma in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାମା | esama | 83.83 |
| ସିଂ | sim | 7.5 |
| ସମା | sama | 5.2 |
| େସାମ | esama | 0.84 |
| େଶାମା | esama | 0.8 |
| ସାହା | saha | 0.61 |
| ସାମ | sama | 0.19 |
| ମହା | maha | 0.14 |
| ମାଟା | mata | 0.09 |
| ଶମା | sama | 0.09 |
| ଓରାମ | orama | 0.05 |
| େଷାମା | esama | 0.05 |
| ମାଲା | mala | 0.05 |
| ସୋଷ | sosa | 0.05 |
| ମାଲ | mala | 0.05 |
| ସୁମା | suma | 0.05 |
| େସମା | esama | 0.05 |
| ମାନା | mana | 0.05 |
| Soma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻮﻣﺎ | swma | 54.55 |
| ﺳﻮﻣﻪ | swmh | 27.27 |
| ﺻﻮﻣﺎ | swma | 18.18 |
| Soma in the Russian language | ||
| Сьома | soma | - |
| Soma in the Arabic language | ||
| سوما | swma | - |
| صومي | swmy | - |
| صوما | swma | - |
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