Colom Surname
Approximately 6,793 people bear this surname
Colom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 4,308 | 1:10,852 | 1,267 |
| France | 947 | 1:70,140 | 9,781 |
| United States | 515 | 1:703,804 | 55,627 |
| Argentina | 433 | 1:98,715 | 8,330 |
| Guatemala | 168 | 1:95,730 | 2,882 |
| Mexico | 47 | 1:2,640,983 | 21,548 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Cuba | 37 | 1:311,425 | 5,451 |
| Puerto Rico | 34 | 1:104,416 | 1,629 |
| Uruguay | 30 | 1:114,392 | 10,866 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Costa Rica | 8 | 1:597,509 | 4,667 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Çolom (1) & Colóm (1) are calculated separately.
Colom (40) may also be a first name.
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Colom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Colom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Colom is held by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Çolom or Colóm. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Colom? popularity and diffusion
The last name Colom is the 72,564th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,072,802 people. Colom occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Colom are found; 63 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,614,485th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 40 people.
This last name is most widespread in Spain, where it is borne by 4,308 people, or 1 in 10,852. In Spain Colom is most prevalent in: Catalonia, where 51 percent live, Balearic Islands, where 30 percent live and Valencian Community, where 15 percent live. Besides Spain this last name is found in 41 countries. It is also common in France, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Colom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Colom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Colom surname rose 2,452 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 429 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Colom Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Colom last name are 34.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.88% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Colom earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 78.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 4,223 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.92% more than the national average, earning $23,591,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 6.72% more than the national average, earning $46,047 USD per year.
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Colom Reference & Research
Colón FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
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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 Colom
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