Thoma Surname
Approximately 34,756 people bear this surname
Thoma Surname Definition:
(English) Descendant of Thoma, a German form of Thomas (a twin).
Read More About This SurnameThoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 16,357 | 1:4,922 | 591 |
| United States | 5,401 | 1:67,110 | 7,821 |
| Switzerland | 3,209 | 1:2,559 | 300 |
| Greece | 1,818 | 1:6,094 | 670 |
| Nigeria | 1,158 | 1:152,973 | 9,670 |
| Cyprus | 1,139 | 1:777 | 113 |
| Austria | 821 | 1:10,372 | 1,406 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Albania | 429 | 1:6,793 | 1,297 |
| Luxembourg | 381 | 1:1,524 | 157 |
| Netherlands | 359 | 1:47,039 | 8,027 |
| France | 283 | 1:234,709 | 36,380 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Canada | 248 | 1:148,571 | 15,198 |
| Brazil | 219 | 1:977,508 | 34,716 |
| DR Congo | 219 | 1:337,350 | 29,912 |
| Hungary | 210 | 1:46,744 | 4,988 |
| England | 157 | 1:354,892 | 25,525 |
| Nauru | 141 | 1:84 | 9 |
| Belgium | 130 | 1:88,436 | 13,772 |
| Thailand | 123 | 1:574,295 | 97,879 |
| Indonesia | 114 | 1:1,160,081 | 82,627 |
| South Africa | 103 | 1:525,997 | 42,056 |
| India | 75 | 1:10,227,538 | 196,136 |
| Poland | 75 | 1:506,783 | 49,442 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Haiti | 53 | 1:201,583 | 7,706 |
| Italy | 48 | 1:1,274,098 | 76,496 |
| Czechia | 46 | 1:231,162 | 32,089 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| Ivory Coast | 41 | 1:562,713 | 17,068 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Tanzania | 37 | 1:1,430,854 | 46,940 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Benin | 29 | 1:356,400 | 27,355 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| Uruguay | 24 | 1:142,990 | 12,722 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Liechtenstein | 8 | 1:4,797 | 618 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Nicaragua | 7 | 1:860,156 | 4,655 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Maldives | 6 | 1:67,362 | 2,983 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | 4 | 1:1,964 | 77 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 837 | 1:59,998 | 6,620 |
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).
User-submitted Reference
A name found throughout the word, originally derived from the Aramaic word meaning 'twin'.
- mikeydinoThoma Demographics
Average Thoma Salary in
United States
$44,819 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Thoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thoma (Arabic: طوما, Hindi: थोमा, Marathi: थोमा, Oriya: େଥାମା, Tibetan: ཐོ་མ་) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Thöma, Thomá or Thomà. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thoma? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 16,043rd most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 209,677 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Thoma live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 38,006th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 19,856 people.
Thoma is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 16,357 people, or 1 in 4,922. In Germany Thoma is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 41 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 33 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 99 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Switzerland, where 9 percent live.
Thoma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Thoma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thoma last name 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 holding the Thoma surname is primarily Maronite (50%) in Lebanon and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Thoma surname are 13.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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
Thoma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thoma in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཐོ་མ་ | toma | - |
| Thoma in the Hindi language | ||
| थोमा | thoma | 87.5 |
| ठोमा | thoma | 12.5 |
| Thoma in the Oriya language | ||
| େଥାମା | ethama | 75 |
| ଥମା | thama | 25 |
| Thoma in the Marathi language | ||
| थोमा | thoma | 47.31 |
| ठोमा | thoma | 43.01 |
| थॉमस | thomasa | 2.15 |
| तोमा | toma | 2.15 |
| थोम | thoma | 1.08 |
| ठमा | thama | 1.08 |
| थॉमा | thoma | 1.08 |
| भोमा | bhoma | 1.08 |
| Thoma in the Arabic language | ||
| طوما | twma | - |
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