Surma Surname
Approximately 27,791 people bear this surname
Surma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 14,869 | 1:10,717 | 887 |
| Poland | 7,820 | 1:4,860 | 554 |
| United States | 1,342 | 1:270,089 | 25,369 |
| India | 643 | 1:1,192,948 | 47,968 |
| Ukraine | 501 | 1:90,864 | 13,025 |
| Belarus | 486 | 1:19,550 | 3,274 |
| Russia | 471 | 1:305,994 | 31,219 |
| Germany | 388 | 1:207,488 | 23,611 |
| Nigeria | 178 | 1:995,184 | 42,110 |
| Czechia | 173 | 1:61,465 | 10,294 |
| Indonesia | 168 | 1:787,198 | 59,965 |
| England | 120 | 1:464,317 | 30,397 |
| France | 96 | 1:691,903 | 87,871 |
| Slovakia | 80 | 1:66,706 | 12,954 |
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| Turkey | 58 | 1:1,341,749 | 54,680 |
| Kazakhstan | 39 | 1:453,397 | 34,287 |
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| Croatia | 31 | 1:136,407 | 19,258 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Austria | 30 | 1:283,848 | 32,444 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Iceland | 14 | 1:27,149 | 2,069 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Latvia | 11 | 1:186,368 | 21,302 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 1:606,918 | 21,375 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Surma (48,898) may also be a first name.
Surma Demographics
Surma Political Affiliation
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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 or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Surma.
How Common Is The Last Name Surma? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 19,734th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 262,227 people. Surma occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 18,879th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 48,898 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Bangladesh, where it is held by 14,869 people, or 1 in 10,717. Apart from Bangladesh this last name exists 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 occurrence of Surma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Surma last name 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 last name is predominantly Orthodox (73%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Surma surname are 7.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.09% being registered with the political 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
Surma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Surma in the Georgian language | ||
| სურმა | surma | - |
| Surma in the Bengali language | ||
| সুরমা | surama | 92.86 |
| সুর্মা | surma | 3.57 |
| সুরমাদেবী | suramadebi | 3.57 |
| Surma in the Marathi language | ||
| सुरमा | surama | 92.8 |
| सुम | suma | 5.51 |
| सुर | sura | 0.85 |
| सूरमा | surama | 0.42 |
| Surma in the Hindi language | ||
| सुरमा | surama | 81.99 |
| सूरमा | surama | 15.01 |
| सुर्मा | surma | 1.8 |
| सूर्मा | surma | 0.72 |
| शर्मा | sarma | 0.36 |
| शुरमा | surama | 0.12 |
| Surma in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁରମା | surama | 50 |
| ସୁରଭି | surabhi | 12.5 |
| ସୁମର୍ା | sumara | 12.5 |
| ସୁମର୍ | sumar | 12.5 |
| ସୁମ | suma | 12.5 |
| Surma in the Russian language | ||
| Сурма | surma | - |
| Surma in the Arabic language | ||
| سورما | swrma | - |
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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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