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/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sosoma.
How Common Is The Last Name Sosoma? popularity and diffusion
Sosoma is the 155,635th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,588,826 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sosoma live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 270,251st most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 902 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,794 people, or 1 in 18,948. In Tanzania Sosoma is mostly found in: Simiyu Region, where 44 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 21 percent live and Tabora Region, where 18 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Algeria, where 0 percent live.
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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