Como Surname

70,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Italy

Como Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of Como, a pet form of Giacomo (the supplanter).

Como Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9391:123,32713,131
Italy1,7091:35,7856,430
Philippines1,3851:73,09612,591
Canada1951:188,95218,643
Germany1751:460,03140,524
Argentina1601:267,14621,500
South Africa961:564,35143,987
Mexico821:1,513,73416,311
France741:897,604104,173
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Australia361:749,88148,970
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Albania41:728,51420,844
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3781:132,85412,672

The alternate forms: Çomo (283) & Čomó (2) are calculated separately.

Como (159) may also be a first name.

Como Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of Como, a pet form of Giacomo (the supplanter).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Como Last Name Facts

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

The last name Como is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Çomo or Čomó. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Como? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 70,346th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,036,783 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Como are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Como is also the 727,628th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 159 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,939 people, or 1 in 123,327. In The United States Como is most numerous in: New York, where 22 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 54 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 24 percent reside and The Philippines, where 20 percent reside.

Como Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Como has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Como surname grew 778 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Como Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Como last name are 0.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Como earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 15.09% more than the national average, earning €34,562 per year; in South Africa they earn 61.54% less than the national average, earning R 91,404 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.51% more than the national average, earning $24,860,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.8% more than the national average, earning $44,358 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.92% less than the national average, earning $48,230 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çomo92283/
Cuomo8919,065/
Chomo896,667/
Cosmo895,704/
Comos89247/
Commo89236/
Comoy89175/
Comot89168/
Csomo8945/
Comoz8940/
Scomo8924/
Coymo8917/
Ciomo8912/
Comod8912/
Coumo8910/
Coimo898/
Comou894/
Comoi893/
Ccomo893/
Comoh892/
Comuo892/
Gcomo892/
Coomo891/
Dcomo891/
Cqomo891/
Comgo891/
Comop890/
Čomó832/
Cosmos803,190/
Chhomo80697/
Cosmod80512/
Coumou80276/
Choumo80183/
Tchomo80145/
Ciommo80130/
Comoth8055/
Chomoh8048/
Commoy8047/
Ciomos8046/
Coumos8037/
Commot8027/
Commod8020/
Comoss809/
Chommo808/
Chomoo807/
Cosmot807/
Comott807/
Comosh804/
Commos803/
Chomgo803/
Choomo802/
Chomou802/
Comoch802/
Chohmo801/
Chomoy801/
Cuomos801/
Coomos801/
Coemoy801/
Comoux801/
Comois801/
Cuommo801/
Cosmop801/
Cosmou801/
Chomoi801/
Cosmoi801/
Coomod800/
Comots800/
Cousmo800/
Jomo7513,610/
Somo7513,584/
Coma758,028/
Camo757,459/
Komo756,559/
Zomo751,967/
Cumo75264/
Qomo7523/
Tchoumo731,260/
Choumou7380/
Comouth7374/
Tchomou7340/
Tchomgo7339/
Tchommo7314/
Commoss7312/
Choimoo734/
Tchomoh732/
Cosmuos731/
Chommoi731/
Commoux731/
Comochd731/
Cosmous731/
Commott730/
Commost730/
Cosma6722,631/
Choma6718,964/
Comas6717,284/
Kgomo6713,958/
Chamo6712,286/
Chumo6712,166/
Khomo679,110/
Djomo678,408/
Komou673,436/
Tsomo673,046/
Csoma672,387/
Camou671,895/
Camos671,679/
Tchoumou671,587/
Caumo671,402/
Scoma67854/
Gqomo67799/
Giomo67689/
Sommo67680/
Somoh67607/
Koimo67509/
Comma67495/
Somoy67456/
Couma67440/
Dzomo67418/
Camot67413/
Soimo67405/
Komoi67405/
Cummo67334/
Jomot67299/
Koumo67296/
Comșa67266/
Zoumo67239/
Csomó67223/
Jomoi67205/
Komoy67202/
Somoo67199/
Komoň67152/
Komoh67144/
Casmo67127/
Cioma67117/
Kommo67116/
Zomou67112/
Jomou67111/
Comau6795/
Camod6794/
Comat6788/
Komoß6774/
Soomo6773/
Caamo6772/
Tcoma6772/
Comad6772/
Tjomo6770/
Czoma6769/
Komuo6759/
Komoś6756/
Ccamo6755/
Somoi6755/
Camoh6752/
Kohmo6743/
Koomo6742/
Comah6738/
Camoz6737/
Comap6732/
Cammo6731/
Zomot6726/
Zomoh6723/
Suomo6720/
Komoo6720/
Ccumo6719/
Zommo6718/
Zomgo6718/
Cuymo6717/
Camoa6716/
Qhomo6716/
Joumo6715/
Coima6715/
Jomos6714/
Jommo6713/
Cooma6712/
Komgo6712/
Camoy6712/
Cumoi6710/
Cumot678/
Hkomo678/
Csomóová678/
Komoa677/
Tchoumoi677/
Camoo677/
Dsomo676/
Csomaová676/
Cusmo676/
Qomoh675/
Tšomo675/
Koemo675/
Zomho674/
Kotmo674/
Camoi674/
Joimo674/
Somuo674/
Choumouh673/
Jomod673/
Tchomgou673/
Ciumo672/
Kuomo672/
Ciamo672/
Cumos672/
Jhomo672/
Kkomo672/
Kqomo672/
Camoj671/
Chhuomho671/
Scamo671/
Sohmo671/
Cuimo671/
Camoć671/
Juomo671/
Jomho671/
Zuomo671/
Cousmous671/
Coema671/
Comeu671/
Joymo671/
Komoj671/
Komoš671/
Čomoš671/
Zomoi671/
Zoomo671/
Tchommou671/
Tchoumho671/
Tchoummo671/
Tchoumoh671/
Choimgoo671/
Chomá671/
Choummou671/
Comha671/
Comaa671/
Gcumo671/

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