Boom Surname

47,585th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Boom Surname User-submission:

This is a Dutch surname, meaning 'at the tree'. It is derived from the word boom, meaning 'tree'.

Boom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,2241:3,233275
United States1,4761:245,56823,398
South Africa8141:66,5578,333
Germany6301:127,78615,588
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
England2121:262,82120,935
Australia2021:133,64214,486
Iran2011:382,00324,867
Belgium1921:59,8789,649
France1511:439,88663,493
Canada1491:247,28623,510
Colombia1401:341,2436,041
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Thailand781:905,620141,791
India591:13,001,108227,026
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Venezuela261:1,161,69516,759
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Sweden131:757,44356,422
China101:136,732,1577,199
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1061:229,95617,302
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4081:123,08511,950

Boom (1,480) may also be a first name.

Boom Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch surname, meaning 'at the tree'. It is derived from the word boom, meaning 'tree'.

- deleted-173293

This surname means 'tree' in Dutch.

- eboom011

Boom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boom (Tibetan: བོམ་) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Boom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boom? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 47,585th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 670,366 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Boom live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 202,268th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 1,480 people.

This surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5,224 people, or 1 in 3,233. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 29 percent reside, North Holland, where 16 percent reside and North Brabant, where 14 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands Boom exists in 105 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Boom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Boom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boom surname expanded 362 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Boom surname is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Boom last name are 10.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Boom earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.57% less than the national average, earning R 141,240 per year; in Colombia they earn 30.5% less than the national average, earning $15,778,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.86% more than the national average, earning $44,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.11% more than the national average, earning $60,169 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boome89259/
Bhoom8933/
Boohm895/
Bom8613,048/
Bhoome808/
Bhootm807/
Boomme802/
Boothm801/
Booiem801/
Boon7539,897/
Buom7514,790/
Bohm7511,828/
Boum754,597/
Bome752,702/
Bomm751,370/
Boim751,100/
Boem751,067/
Åbom75216/
Boym75132/
Bhom7599/
Bomh7544/
Bomc7523/
Bomd7513/
Bojm7510/
Woom756/
Bomg755/
Voom754/
Bomn752/
Bgom752/
Bosm751/
Boëm751/
Bomt750/
Bhoosem734/
Booysem731/
Bhoosim731/
Boone6786,405/
Bhome67676/
Bomme67586/
Boong67350/
Bomne67342/
Boime67256/
Bhoim67192/
Boume67184/
Botim67143/
Bocim6761/
Bhoum6758/
Bhoon6749/
Boond6746/
Bosim6742/
Boont6731/
Woome6730/
Botem6729/
Bosem6728/
Boonc6722/
Boonn6720/
Boyme679/
Bocem677/
Buome676/
Hwoom675/
Bothm675/
Boimh675/
Bosme675/
Bhomg675/
Bouhm674/
Boonh673/
Boumh671/
Bohmm671/
Buomg671/
Bosym671/
Boumm671/
Bomhe671/
Bomth671/
Boymm671/
Bhomm671/
Bomdt671/
Bootn671/
Bhojm671/
Hboon671/
Bgoon671/
Ouhom671/
Åhbom671/
Øhbom671/
Boohn671/
Botmh671/
Bouym671/
Boumn671/
Boëhm671/
Boihm670/
Bousm670/
Boosn670/

Boom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boom in the Tibetan language
བོམ་bom-

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