Thoma Surname

16,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Nauru

Thoma Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Thoma, a German form of Thomas (a twin).

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Thoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany16,3571:4,922591
United States5,4011:67,1107,821
Switzerland3,2091:2,559300
Greece1,8181:6,094670
Nigeria1,1581:152,9739,670
Cyprus1,1391:777113
Austria8211:10,3721,406
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Albania4291:6,7931,297
Luxembourg3811:1,524157
Netherlands3591:47,0398,027
France2831:234,70936,380
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Canada2481:148,57115,198
Brazil2191:977,50834,716
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Hungary2101:46,7444,988
England1571:354,89225,525
Nauru1411:849
Belgium1301:88,43613,772
Thailand1231:574,29597,879
Indonesia1141:1,160,08182,627
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
India751:10,227,538196,136
Poland751:506,78349,442
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Haiti531:201,5837,706
Italy481:1,274,09876,496
Czechia461:231,16232,089
Australia451:599,90442,958
Ivory Coast411:562,71317,068
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
Tanzania371:1,430,85446,940
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Benin291:356,40027,355
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Uruguay241:142,99012,722
Sweden231:428,12030,474
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Norway121:428,52437,411
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
China101:136,732,1577,199
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Wales91:343,83718,086
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Liechtenstein81:4,797618
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Maldives61:67,3622,983
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Akrotiri and Dhekelia41:1,96477
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8371:59,9986,620

The alternate forms: Thöma (9), Thomá (2) & Thomà (1) are calculated separately.

Thoma (19,856) may also be a first name.

Thoma Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Thoma, a German form of Thomas (a twin).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

A name found throughout the word, originally derived from the Aramaic word meaning 'twin'.

- mikeydino

Thoma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thoma (Arabic: طوما, Hindi: थोमा, Marathi: थोमा, Oriya: େଥାମା, Tibetan: ཐོ་མ་) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Thöma, Thomá or Thomà. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thoma? popularity and diffusion

Thoma is the 16,043rd most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 209,677 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Thoma are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Thoma is also the 38,006th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 19,856 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 16,357 people, or 1 in 4,922. In Germany Thoma is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 41 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 33 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Besides Germany it occurs in 99 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Switzerland, where 9 percent reside.

Thoma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thoma has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 645 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,208 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thoma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Thoma last name is predominantly Maronite (50%) in Lebanon and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Thoma last name are 13.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.03% registered with the political party.

The amount Thoma earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.92% more than the national average, earning 494,620 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.49% more than the national average, earning R 355,248 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.4% less than the national average, earning $19,206,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.87% more than the national average, earning $44,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.18% more than the national average, earning $52,259 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thöma939/
Thomá932/
Thomà931/
Thomma91944/
Thomai91205/
Thomay91199/
Thomea9118/
Thoema9116/
Thomaa9111/
Thooma9111/
Thouma9111/
Thomah9111/
Thuoma914/
Thomap911/
Thomoa911/
Toma89157,025/
Thomasz83612/
Thomatz83164/
Tthomas8334/
Thoumma8324/
Thommai8314/
Dthomas8311/
Thoimah839/
Thoomma835/
Thomhau835/
Thomasj834/
Thommaa833/
Thoutma833/
Thotmas833/
Thoumaz833/
Thomaid832/
Thommaz832/
Thomaiz832/
Thomaaz832/
Thomazz832/
Thoimaj831/
Thojmas831/
Thomaad831/
Tthomaz831/
Thomhad831/
Thomays831/
Thoumea830/
Thomahs830/
Hthomas830/
Tomas80233,433/
Tomaz8088,862/
Tohma8043,722/
Touma8031,557/
Thomo805,669/
Thema804,908/
Tomat803,312/
Tomah803,231/
Thama802,177/
Toema801,598/
Tomay801,537/
Tomai801,518/
Tooma801,512/
Tahma801,032/
Tomaç80797/
Tomma80551/
Tomaj80359/
Tomaś80335/
Tuoma80227/
Toima80209/
Tomșa80178/
Tomea8079/
Tomad8069/
Tomap8047/
Tomau8032/
Tomaș8032/
Totma8022/
Tomoa8014/
Tehma8013/
Tomga8011/
Tomaa808/
Tosma802/
Toyma801/
Tomaş801/
Toîma801/
Toïma801/
Tomać801/
Tomač801/
Tomaň801/
D'Thomas776/
Thothmma771/
Thoumash771/
Thomaids771/
Thommass771/
Thomasss771/
Thamma739,572/
Tomash732,081/
Theuma731,073/
Tomais73742/
Thomey73604/
Thomou73398/
Tahama73324/
Tomaić73300/
Tohmaz73298/
Tuomas73231/
Thamai73227/
Tohmad73209/
Tomass73190/
Toimah73177/
Toomay73152/
Tommas73119/
Toymaz73114/
Toomas73109/
Toymat7397/
Toumas7389/
Toumma7387/
Tomaiz7386/
Tomach7384/
Tomahu7363/
Tomatt7348/
Toemah7339/
Thomeu7337/
Tomaľa7333/
Tomast7328/
Toumah7327/
Themea7325/
Tomaňa7325/
Thomei7322/
Thaama7322/
Thommo7319/
Tohmat7315/
Tomaha7314/
Tohmah7313/
Thamay7313/
Tomeap7313/
Themma7312/
Thamah7312/
Toumai7312/
Toimai7311/
Toumga7311/
Toomaa7310/
Toomma7310/
Toomaj739/
Tomaus739/
Toumaj738/
Toumat738/
Tehmah738/
Tomait738/
Tomeau738/
Theema737/
Thamea737/
Tomhas736/
Toemai736/
Tousma735/
Tommaz735/
Thamha735/
Tommah735/
Ttomas735/
Tomiea735/
Toumad734/
Thomoo734/
Tohmai734/
Thamga733/
Tathma733/
Thamaa733/
Themah733/
Tomaas733/
Tommai733/
Thomgo733/
Tomadh732/
Toomea732/
Toisma732/
Tommay732/
Toomaz732/
Tomeas732/
Tommap732/
Tommat732/
Tahmah732/
Tahmai732/
Thoumo732/
Thomàs732/
Toumay731/
Htomas731/
Toomah731/
Toemay731/
Tuomaz731/
Tuomay731/
Tomats731/
Thômaz731/
Toimas731/
Tomhaz731/
Thômas731/
Tgouma731/
Themai731/
Themau731/
Themay731/
Tahmay731/
Toma'a731/
Toma's731/
Tomaič731/
Tomaĭs731/
Toomau731/
Thòmas731/
Too'ma731/
Totmaj731/
Toimay731/
Tojmat731/
Tomasp731/
Tomays731/
Tomead731/
Toumaï731/
Tuomah731/
Ttomaz731/
Thamoa731/
Tomahe730/
Thomayová714/
Thomajová713/
Tomo6753,238/
Tama6747,056/
Tema6716,826/
Thamaha67564/
Toomath67140/
Thatmas6770/
Tomó6767/
Toomast6766/
Thomoux6761/
Thammai6755/
Thamaas6755/
Taahama6752/
Tomaich6743/
Tootmaa6743/
Tomà6740/
Thomász6731/
Thamhat6729/
Thoimei6721/
Thammaa6720/
Toumaha6718/
Tahmast6713/
Thommey6711/
Tóma6710/
Toumach6710/
Thamaad679/
Thammay677/
Tomaová676/
Thaamat675/
Theumai675/
Toumait674/
Thotmot674/
Toumass674/
D'tomas674/
Thoomey673/
Tommast673/
Toommai673/
Thamast672/
Thoumos672/
Tomá672/
Tomaova672/
Tomò672/
Thamaid672/
Tahamma672/
Toommas672/
Tohmmad671/
Tootmaj671/
Tommioa671/
Tuohmaa671/
Tthamma671/
Thahama671/
Thamaus671/
Thameas671/
Thamgaa671/
Themeau671/
Thomassowa671/
Tomã671/
Thahmaz671/
Tahamai671/
Tahatma671/
Tahmmad671/
Tomoaia671/
Tomahay671/
Tousmai671/
Toumatt671/
Toumeat671/
Thomeit671/
Thoumou671/
Htotmaj671/
Thamhga671/
Themaha671/
Tohhmad671/
Tohmead671/
Toummai671/
Thammad671/
Tehmaha671/
Toothma670/
Thamatt670/

Thoma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thoma in the Tibetan language
ཐོ་མ་toma-
Thoma in the Hindi language
थोमाthoma87.5
ठोमाthoma12.5
Thoma in the Oriya language
େଥାମାethama75
ଥମାthama25
Thoma in the Marathi language
थोमाthoma47.31
ठोमाthoma43.01
थॉमसthomasa2.15
तोमाtoma2.15
थोमthoma1.08
ठमाthama1.08
थॉमाthoma1.08
भोमाbhoma1.08
Thoma in the Arabic language
طوماtwma-

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