Colm Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Colm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Colm (19,454) may also be a first name.

Colm Last Name Facts

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

Colm is most common in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colm? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,177,228th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. Colm occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Colm live; 65 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. Colm is also the 38,643rd most commonly used forename globally It is held by 19,454 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 3,179,464. In The United States it is most numerous in: Colorado, where 20 percent live, California, where 20 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 10 percent live and Ireland, where 8 percent live.

Colm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Colm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Colm surname expanded 380 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 1,700 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Colm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Colm last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Colm last name are 41.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.46% being registered with the party.

The amount Colm earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 11.68% less than the national average, earning $38,111 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.83% more than the national average, earning $72,951 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coulm89166/
Colme8957/
Collm8921/
Cholm891/
Colmm891/
Cholme8013/
Chollm802/
Coulme801/
Coglim801/
Chholm801/
Chsolm800/
Kolm753,230/
Calm75846/
Solm75338/
Culm75110/
Jolm751/
Zolm751/
Chsholm736/
Colehem735/
Calme67721/
Chalm67146/
Soilm67122/
Kollm6753/
Kholm6747/
Koelm6739/
Cálem6729/
Kolme6726/
Jolme6716/
Callm6713/
Culme6713/
Kohlm676/
Sollm674/
Tjolm673/
Caslm672/
Kolhm671/
Soulm671/
Chołm671/
Calmm670/
Cullm670/

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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
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  • 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 Colm
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