Sosoma Surname
Approximately 2,815 people bear this surname
Sosoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,794 | 1:18,948 | 2,412 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Sosoma (902) may also be a first name.
Sosoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sosoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sosoma (Oriya: େସାେସାମା) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sosoma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sosoma is the 155,635th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,588,826 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sosoma live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Sosoma is also the 270,251st most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 902 people.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,794 people, or 1 in 18,948. In Tanzania Sosoma is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 44 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 21 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 18 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Sosoma exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sosoma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sosoma in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାେସାମା | esaesama | - |
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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 Sosoma
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