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
Average Male Touma Height
175.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Touma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Touma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Touma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﻣﻪ, Hindi: टौमा) occurs in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Touma? popularity and diffusion
It is the 17,554th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 230,933 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Touma live; 78 percent live in West Asia and 74 percent live in Levant. Touma is also the 156,484th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 2,273 people.
The surname Touma is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 17,009 people, or 1 in 2,059. Apart from Iraq this surname is found in 75 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 15 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 6 percent reside.
Touma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Touma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Touma surname rose 89,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Touma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Maronite (47%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Touma are 5.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.68% being registered to vote for the political 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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