Bohom Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Bohom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bohom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Bohom (15) may also be a first name.

Bohom Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bohom Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bohom has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bohom.

How Common Is The Last Name Bohom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Bohom reside; 60 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia Bohom exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Bohom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bohom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bohom last name fell 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bohoum9140/
Boohom912/
Bohoom911/
Boihom910/
Bohoume838/
Bohomme838/
Boohome831/
Boham806,023/
Boyom80855/
Bouom80113/
Baohm8063/
Bahom8037/
Baoom8020/
Bhaom805/
Booam803/
Boahm802/
Booom801/
Bhoam801/
Bahoum733,389/
Bohham73342/
Bhoham7316/
Boiyom7312/
Bauhom735/
Boeham734/
Booham732/
Boojom731/
Bojjom731/
Bahotm731/
Bojham731/
Bouome731/
Bahoim731/
Bahuom731/
Bahaom731/
Booaum731/
Boeahm730/
Boaham730/
Boam671,328/
Baom6743/
Bhojyam674/
Bahoume674/
Bhojjam673/
Bouaham671/
Bohhamm671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bohom
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis