Touma Surname
Approximately 31,557 people bear this surname
Touma Surname User-submission:
The surname Touma means 'twin' in Aramaic.
Touma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 17,009 | 1:2,059 | 259 |
| Lebanon | 4,793 | 1:1,176 | 210 |
| Burkina Faso | 1,892 | 1:9,700 | 898 |
| Syria | 1,424 | 1:13,554 | 1,107 |
| Saudi Arabia | 994 | 1:31,042 | 4,349 |
| United States | 890 | 1:407,257 | 35,498 |
| Ecuador | 686 | 1:23,186 | 3,140 |
| Sweden | 537 | 1:18,337 | 1,541 |
| Benin | 436 | 1:23,706 | 3,186 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Canada | 254 | 1:145,061 | 14,859 |
| Australia | 249 | 1:108,416 | 12,099 |
| France | 217 | 1:306,095 | 46,684 |
| Cameroon | 170 | 1:122,171 | 13,957 |
| Venezuela | 123 | 1:245,562 | 6,135 |
| United Arab Emirates | 115 | 1:79,672 | 7,295 |
| Brazil | 114 | 1:1,877,845 | 60,321 |
| Ivory Coast | 96 | 1:240,325 | 9,685 |
| Palestine | 78 | 1:58,319 | 5,506 |
| Qatar | 69 | 1:34,174 | 3,607 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Jordan | 63 | 1:140,356 | 8,231 |
| Niger | 54 | 1:355,408 | 10,225 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Chile | 46 | 1:382,967 | 10,457 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Greece | 36 | 1:307,772 | 44,531 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Algeria | 9 | 1:4,292,395 | 48,087 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Touma (2,273) may also be a first name.
Touma Surname Meaning
Touma Demographics
Touma Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Touma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Touma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Touma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﻣﻪ, Hindi: टौमा) occurs in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Touma? popularity and diffusion
It is the 17,554th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 230,933 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Touma live; 78 percent live in West Asia and 74 percent live in Levant. It is also the 156,484th most widespread first name globally, held by 2,273 people.
The last name is most numerous in Iraq, where it is held by 17,009 people, or 1 in 2,059. Without taking into account Iraq this surname is found in 75 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 15 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 6 percent live.
Touma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Touma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Touma surname rose 89,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Touma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Touma last name is principally Maronite (47%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Touma last name are 5.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.68% being registered with the party.
The amount Touma earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.37% more than the national average, earning $51,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.04% more than the national average, earning $52,189 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Touma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Touma in the Hindi language | ||
| टौमा | tauma | - |
| Touma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻮﻣﻪ | twmh | 40 |
| ﻳﻮﻣﺎ | ywma | 20 |
| ﻃﻮﻣﻪ | twmh | 20 |
| ﺍﻟﺘﻮﻣﻪ | altwmh | 20 |
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