Bom Surname

40,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Bom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam4,1001:22,597398
Brazil3,1261:68,4822,545
Netherlands1,7911:9,4291,224
Papua New Guinea7561:10,785952
Portugal6231:16,7231,230
Cameroon3601:57,6927,443
Denmark2591:21,7942,198
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
United States2331:1,555,618105,142
South Africa1991:272,25027,005
India1881:4,080,135109,968
Nigeria1851:957,52840,908
São Tomé and Príncipe971:1,829225
Malaysia921:320,58917,368
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
Finland721:76,3438,354
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Australia631:428,50333,982
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
England341:1,638,76668,634
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Belgium291:396,43641,978
France271:2,460,101186,232
South Sudan251:456,603797
Benin241:430,65030,545
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Cambodia131:1,191,3195,802
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
China81:170,915,1968,932
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Macau11:601,6301,582
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

The alternate forms: Bóm (6) & Bôm (1) are calculated separately.

Bom (17,968) may also be a first name.

Bom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bom (Hindi: बोम, Marathi: बॉम, Tibetan: བོམ་) is carried by more people in Vietnam than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Bóm or Bôm. Click here for further possible spellings of Bom.

How Common Is The Last Name Bom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 40,191st most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 558,518 people. The last name Bom occurs mostly in Asia, where 35 percent of Bom are found; 33 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 31 percent are found in Viet-Asia. Bom is also the 40,883rd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 17,968 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Vietnam, where it is carried by 4,100 people, or 1 in 22,597. In Vietnam Bom is mostly found in: Southeast, where 31 percent live, North Central, where 21 percent live and Red River Delta, where 16 percent live. Apart from Vietnam it is found in 88 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 24 percent live and The Netherlands, where 14 percent live.

Bom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bom last name expanded 228 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bom surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Bom are 5.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bom earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.64% less than the national average, earning R 79,284 per year; in United States they earn 11.72% less than the national average, earning $38,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.53% less than the national average, earning $43,954 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bóm896/
Bôm891/
Buom8614,790/
Bohm8611,828/
Boom8610,871/
Boum864,597/
Bome862,702/
Bomm861,370/
Boim861,100/
Boem861,067/
Åbom86216/
Boym86132/
Bhom8699/
Bomh8644/
Bomc8623/
Bomd8613/
Bojm8610/
Bomg865/
Bgom862/
Bomn862/
Boëm861/
Bosm861/
Bomt860/
Bhome75676/
Bomme75586/
Bomne75342/
Boome75259/
Boime75256/
Bhoim75192/
Boume75184/
Botim75143/
Bocim7561/
Bhoum7558/
Bosim7542/
Bhoom7533/
Botem7529/
Bosem7528/
Boyme759/
Bocem757/
Buome756/
Boohm755/
Boimh755/
Bosme755/
Bothm755/
Bhomg755/
Bouhm754/
Buomg751/
Bosym751/
Boumm751/
Bomhe751/
Bomth751/
Boymm751/
Bhojm751/
Bhomm751/
Åhbom751/
Øhbom751/
Botmh751/
Bouym751/
Boumn751/
Boëhm751/
Bomdt751/
Bohmm751/
Boumh751/
Boihm750/
Bousm750/
Bon6751,164/
Bam6722,636/
Bum678,918/
Vom671,344/
Bochem67387/
Wom67338/
Boytim67261/
Bottem67163/
Uom6757/
Bohsem6736/
Bomova6734/
Bottim6727/
Büm6719/
Bousim6718/
Boutim6717/
Bhotim6712/
Bossim6712/
B'Houm6710/
Bhoome678/
Bossem677/
Bhootm677/
Boucem676/
Bochim673/
Bão673/
Bomgne673/
B'Home672/
Boehmm672/
Bhosme672/
Boomme672/
Boutem672/
Boumme672/
Boumne672/
Bochym671/
Bhoumk671/
Bothym671/
Bosemc671/
Boymeh671/
Bomová671/
Bomowa671/
Boothm671/
Bojtim671/
Bhoime671/
Bohmme671/
Booiem671/
Bomgue670/
Bomque670/
Bousem670/
Bohiem670/
Bothme670/

Bom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bom in the Hindi language
बोमboma-
Bom in the Tibetan language
བོམ་bom91.03
སྦོམ་bom6.41
བོས་1.28
པོམ་pom1.28
Bom in the Marathi language
बॉमboma66.67
बोमboma33.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bom
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