Surma Surname

19,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Poland

Surma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Surma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh14,8691:10,717887
Poland7,8201:4,860554
United States1,3421:270,08925,369
India6431:1,192,94847,968
Ukraine5011:90,86413,025
Belarus4861:19,5503,274
Russia4711:305,99431,219
Germany3881:207,48823,611
Nigeria1781:995,18442,110
Czechia1731:61,46510,294
Indonesia1681:787,19859,965
England1201:464,31730,397
France961:691,90387,871
Slovakia801:66,70612,954
Canada601:614,09350,489
Turkey581:1,341,74954,680
Kazakhstan391:453,39734,287
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Croatia311:136,40719,258
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Austria301:283,84832,444
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Norway111:467,48139,375
Latvia111:186,36821,302
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Wales61:515,75523,171
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Surma (48,898) may also be a first name.

Surma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Surma (Arabic: سورما, Bengali: সুরমা, Georgian: სურმა, Hindi: सुरमा, Marathi: सुरमा, Oriya: ସୁରମା, Russian: Сурма) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Surma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Surma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 19,734th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 262,227 people. The last name Surma is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Surma are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 54 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Surma is also the 18,879th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 48,898 people.

The surname Surma is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 14,869 people, or 1 in 10,717. Excluding Bangladesh Surma occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Surma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Surma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Surma surname increased 22,367 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Surma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Surma surname is primarily Orthodox (73%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Surma last name are 7.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.09% registered with the party.

The amount Surma earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.25% less than the national average, earning 251,762 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.51% more than the national average, earning $50,273 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.14% more than the national average, earning $64,655 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Surmay911,594/
Surmai911,233/
Shurma91823/
Surmaj91579/
Szurma91337/
Sourma91175/
Surmaa91170/
Surmaz9153/
Surmas9147/
Surmah9134/
Suirma9129/
Saurma9127/
Surmat9123/
Suerma913/
Siurma911/
Surmma911/
Suurma911/
Zsurma911/
Surmad911/
Surmač911/
Surmach832,332/
Szurmai83158/
Sourmay8368/
Suurmaa8360/
Szurmay8351/
Shaurma8346/
Surmaya8319/
Surmais8311/
Surmaja838/
Szurmaj837/
Surmatz836/
Surmasz835/
Schurma834/
Shurmah833/
Saurmma832/
Szurmah832/
Sourmma831/
Shourma831/
Shurmat831/
Sourmat831/
Szurmas831/
Surmaiz831/
Surmast831/
Sourmad831/
Shurmai831/
Suhrmai831/
Sorma801,872/
Surmi801,254/
Jurma80558/
Surme80524/
Zurma80204/
Curma80140/
Žurma8029/
Surmy8019/
Sourmais77142/
Shurmatz7735/
Saurmaha776/
Szurmach775/
Szurmacz774/
Schurmay771/
Shurmach771/
Sourhmay770/
Shorma731,695/
Zurmat73911/
Surmei73542/
Shirma73520/
Soorma73436/
Surmeh73262/
Churma73190/
Surmyi7370/
Juurma7369/
Surmey7355/
Giurma7353/
Surmiy7335/
Sürmaa7326/
Sirmah7318/
Zurmay7318/
Surmer739/
Zuerma739/
Shurme737/
Surmet736/
Surmis735/
Surmui734/
Sormay734/
Surmej733/
Surmgo733/
Jurmat732/
Sourme732/
Sourmo732/
Szurmo732/
Jurmai732/
Jurmay732/
Zurmad732/
Jurmas731/
Surmit731/
Zhurma731/
Zourma731/
Shurmi731/
Sourmi731/
Surmiz731/
Sormea731/
Surmoi731/
Surmajová71342/
Surmaiová7133/
Surmayová7127/
Surmajova7110/
Sourmatch712/
Surmayova711/
Sourhmayd710/
Szirmai671,436/
Shormaj67745/
Shurmer67697/
Juurmaa67201/
Szirmay67188/
Surmesh6743/
Shoorma6741/
Schirma6734/
Shormah6724/
Suurmäe6712/
Sourmey6710/
Szurmajová675/
Surmich674/
Shurmei674/
Chourma673/
Surmeer672/
Surmeet672/
Djourma672/
Shurmyi672/
Churmai672/
Shurmey671/
Shirmma671/
Shaurmi671/
Shormma671/
Szurmij671/
Suurmet671/
Churmat671/
Chaurma671/
Sourmeh671/
Sor'mea671/
Shaurme671/
Shirmah671/
Sjurmer671/
Jourmay670/
Curmmay670/
Shurmes670/
Sourmer670/

Surma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Surma in the Georgian language
სურმაsurma-
Surma in the Bengali language
সুরমাsurama92.86
সুর্মাsurma3.57
সুরমাদেবীsuramadebi3.57
Surma in the Marathi language
सुरमाsurama92.8
सुमsuma5.51
सुरsura0.85
सूरमाsurama0.42
Surma in the Hindi language
सुरमाsurama81.99
सूरमाsurama15.01
सुर्माsurma1.8
सूर्माsurma0.72
शर्माsarma0.36
शुरमाsurama0.12
Surma in the Oriya language
ସୁରମାsurama50
ସୁରଭିsurabhi12.5
ସୁମର୍ାsumara12.5
ସୁମର୍sumar12.5
ସୁମsuma12.5
Surma in the Russian language
Сурмаsurma-
Surma in the Arabic language
سورماswrma-

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