Sōma (surname)

Sōma

Pronunciation	[so̞ːma̠]
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Region of origin	Japan
Derived from Sōma District, Shimōsa Province (now Ibaraki Prefecture and Chiba Prefecture)

Sōma, Soma, Souma or Sohma (written: 相馬) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aizō Sōma (相馬 愛蔵, 1870–1954), Japanese entrepreneur, philanthropist, patron of artists
• Keisuke Sohma (相馬 圭祐, born 1986), Japanese actor
• Kokkō Sōma (相馬 黒光, 1876–1955), Japanese entrepreneur, philanthropist, patron of artists
• Naoki Soma (相馬 直樹, born 1971), Japanese footballer
• Takahito Soma (相馬 崇人, born 1981), Japanese footballer
• Tomokazu Soma (相馬 朋和, born 1977), Japanese rugby union player
• Yuki Soma (相馬 勇紀, born 1997), Japanese footballer
• Yukika Sohma (相馬 雪香, 1912–2008), Japanese scholar and the founder of the Association for Aid and Relief

Fictional characters

• Sohma family, characters from the manga series Fruits Basket
• Mitsuko Souma (相馬 光子), a character in the manga series Battle Royale

See also

• Sōma clan
• Sōma