How common is the surname Poma?

1,250 people in the United States had the surname Poma in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,996 Americans. It ranked 21,034th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Poma?

In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Poma identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Poma?

Rodolphe Poma, Belgian rower (1885–1954), followed by Karel Poma.

Where is the surname Poma most common?

Wikidata records people named Poma in Belgium.

Is the surname Poma getting more or less common?

More common. 1,014 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,250 in 2010, up 23%.

The surname Poma

A surname, carried by 1,250 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Poma is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,250 people named Poma in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 246,996 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,014.

#21,034

rank among US surnames

1,250

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+23.3%

change since 2000 (was #23,391)

Who is named Poma

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

66% of people named Poma identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 29%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pomas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rodolphe Poma
Belgian rower (1885–1954)
Karel Poma
Belgian politician (1920-2014)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Poma

Puma

Poma has the Soundex code P500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P500.

Questions

How common is the surname Poma?: 1,250 people in the United States had the surname Poma in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,996 Americans. It ranked 21,034th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Poma?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Poma identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Poma?: Rodolphe Poma, Belgian rower (1885–1954), followed by Karel Poma.
Where is the surname Poma most common?: Wikidata records people named Poma in Belgium.
Is the surname Poma getting more or less common?: More common. 1,014 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,250 in 2010, up 23%.