Como Surname
Approximately 7,029 people bear this surname
Como Surname Definition:
(Italian) Descendant of Como, a pet form of Giacomo (the supplanter).
Como Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,939 | 1:123,327 | 13,131 |
| Italy | 1,709 | 1:35,785 | 6,430 |
| Philippines | 1,385 | 1:73,096 | 12,591 |
| Canada | 195 | 1:188,952 | 18,643 |
| Germany | 175 | 1:460,031 | 40,524 |
| Argentina | 160 | 1:267,146 | 21,500 |
| South Africa | 96 | 1:564,351 | 43,987 |
| Mexico | 82 | 1:1,513,734 | 16,311 |
| France | 74 | 1:897,604 | 104,173 |
| Brazil | 61 | 1:3,509,415 | 98,831 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Haiti | 10 | 1:1,068,391 | 11,823 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 378 | 1:132,854 | 12,672 |
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).
Como Demographics
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Como Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Como Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Como is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Çomo or Čomó. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Como? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 70,346th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,036,783 people. The surname Como is mostly 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. It is also the 727,628th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 159 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,939 people, or 1 in 123,327. In The United States Como is most common in: New York, where 22 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 24 percent reside and The Philippines, where 20 percent reside.
Como Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Como has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Como last name rose 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 Democrats than The US average, with 53.36% registered with the 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.
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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
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