Comis Surname

233,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Comis Surname User-submission:

Derived from the Visigothic word 'guma', meaning "man".

Comis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy7331:83,43314,517
United States3931:922,28769,218
Brazil1551:1,381,12546,713
Romania1211:165,93317,222
Argentina891:480,26335,686
Canada881:418,70036,754
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
England111:5,065,278148,650
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Moldova81:445,17130,722
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
France61:11,070,454349,096
Norway61:857,04855,549
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Comiş (1) are calculated separately.

Comis (199) may also be a first name.

Comis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Derived from the Visigothic word 'guma', meaning "man".

- lenflax

Comis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Comis (Arabic: كوميس) is carried by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Comiş. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Comis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Comis is the 233,190th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,212,454 people. Comis is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Comis are found; 43 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 42 percent are found in Italic Europe. Comis is also the 642,605th most common first name world-wide, borne by 199 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Italy, where it is borne by 733 people, or 1 in 83,433. In Italy Comis is primarily found in: Veneto, where 44 percent live, Sicily, where 41 percent live and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 11 percent live. Aside from Italy it exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Comis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Comis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Comis surname rose 7,860 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Comis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Comis last name are 3.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.31% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Comis earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 24.02% less than the national average, earning €22,816 per year; in Norway they earn 26.45% less than the national average, earning 254,558 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.42% more than the national average, earning $49,371 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning $48,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Comiş931/
Comish91430/
Chomis91136/
Commis9183/
Comise9137/
Comijs9120/
Coumis9116/
Scomis9114/
Comais9111/
Comiss916/
Cosmis914/
Comixs913/
Coomis912/
Comies912/
Coemis912/
Comist911/
Comuis911/
Comois911/
Comeis910/
Comi897,782/
Commijs83102/
Scoumis8350/
Choumis8343/
Comaish8332/
Commies8332/
Cosmise8322/
Chomise836/
Comisse835/
Commiss832/
Commish831/
Coomiss831/
Comisch831/
Cosmais831/
Chomois830/
Comes806,539/
Cosmi801,574/
Komis80903/
Comai80838/
Camis80522/
Comic80122/
Comix8079/
Comie8048/
Somis8047/
Commi8047/
Comei8030/
Coumi8030/
Jomis8029/
Comit8017/
Comio8012/
Coomi809/
Cumis805/
Comiz805/
Comès805/
Comoi803/
Comid801/
Qomis801/
Comys801/
Comés801/
Choumais77205/
Chomisch771/
Coomes733,411/
Cosmai731,401/
Coumes731,109/
Koumis73717/
Cosmes73679/
Zoumis73573/
Chamis73273/
Commes73263/
Comets73148/
Camies73106/
Tsomis7396/
Comess7389/
Cummis7362/
Comaid7359/
Camish7356/
Komiss7354/
Khomis7354/
Ciamis7351/
Chumis7350/
Cgomes7349/
Camise7344/
Komies7344/
Komise7325/
Comice7324/
Soimis7324/
Commie7323/
Camois7323/
Camais7323/
Komish7322/
Comaia7320/
Chomes7320/
Cameis7318/
Comese7312/
Cumish7310/
Commys739/
Comicz739/
Camhis739/
Joimis739/
Chomiz737/
Kommis737/
Comiez736/
Qomish736/
Joumis735/
Koomis734/
Jommis734/
Czamis734/
Somish733/
Jomish733/
Komios733/
Komois733/
Cosmei733/
Sommis732/
Coymes732/
Camios732/
Coimes732/
Coumai732/
Cumies732/
Cousmi732/
Camiss731/
Coumio731/
Comiey731/
Commit731/
Somais731/
Somies731/
Jomais731/
Jomise731/
Zomise731/
Qomise731/
Czumis731/
Cumiss731/
Cosmés731/
Coomic731/
Commii731/
Comioy731/
Cosmoi731/
Cosmys731/
Komgis731/
Comesh730/
Cammis730/
Soomis730/
Comith730/
Comich730/
Comissová7114/
Commisová711/
Cami67279,625/
Komi6732,561/
Come6721,887/
Coma678,028/
Qomi675,510/
Chamois67567/
Cammish67455/
Khomais67377/
Choimes67166/
Cammiss67162/
Comesse67117/
Tsoumis6793/
Comy6779/
Cammies6778/
Chamish6778/
Tzoumis6777/
Tsiomis6759/
Comiche6742/
Kommies6731/
Koumiss6729/
Gioumis6727/
Cosmich6724/
Commets6717/
Coommit6716/
Camaish6715/
Soumois6715/
Comaggi679/
Comaich678/
Suomies677/
Khomeis676/
Comé676/
Komhois675/
Chamiss675/
Komisse675/
Khomish674/
Cammise674/
Khoumis674/
Komisch673/
Chumeis673/
Coomees672/
Camisse672/
Kosmish671/
Chommes671/
Comj671/
Commess671/
Committ671/
Sommais671/
Chamuis671/
Zothmis671/
Gkoumis671/
Camaise671/
Ciamise671/
Comí671/
Comet's671/
Choumix671/
Chomese671/
Gcumise671/
Chammis671/
Cummies670/
Cummiss670/
Cummish670/

Comis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Comis in the Arabic language
كوميسkwmys-

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