Chomsky Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Chomsky Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Chomsk, a town near Pinsk in what was once Lithuania, later Poland, and now Russia.

Chomsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1961:43,6615,895
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
France251:2,656,909193,074
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Fiji11:894,3914,568
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Chomsky (10) may also be a first name.

Chomsky Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Chomsk, a town near Pinsk in what was once Lithuania, later Poland, and now Russia.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Chomsky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chomsky (Russian: Чомский) occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chomsky? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chomsky is the 723,769th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,128,224 people. The last name Chomsky is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Chomsky live; 49 percent live in West Asia and 49 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Chomsky is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Israel, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 43,661. In Israel it is primarily found in: Central District, where 34 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 23 percent reside and Northern District, where 13 percent reside. Besides Israel this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.

Chomsky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chomsky last name are 28.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.58% being registered with the party.

The amount Chomsky earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 33.05% more than the national average, earning $57,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.96% more than the national average, earning $55,126 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chomskyi934/
Tchomsky931/
Choumsky931/
Homsky9224/
Comsky9210/
Chomskaya889/
Chomski86392/
Khomsky8686/
Chomska865/
Coumsky860/
Comskey860/
Comskay860/
Khomskyi8038/
Chemskoy809/
Khomskiy804/
Choimski803/
Choumski802/
Chomskij801/
Chommski801/
Homski77140/
Jomsky7725/
Camsky7723/
Hamsky775/
Homska773/
Khomskaya75113/
Chomskaja753/
Chamskaya751/
Chamski71461/
Chemski7154/
Khamsky7127/
Chamska7110/
Homskie715/
Khomski714/
Zhamsky713/
Hamskyi713/
Hamskiy711/
Zomskyy711/
Khamskyi6781/
Zhamskyi6718/
Khomskii672/
Khomshki671/
Khamskoy671/

Chomsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chomsky in the Russian language
Чомскийcomskij-

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