Coom Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Coom Surname Definition:

From root of Coumbe, q. v.

Coom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Australia531:509,35338,491
England531:1,051,28451,324
United States231:15,759,084542,937
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
Jersey131:3,991684
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Coom (29) may also be a first name.

Coom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From root of Coumbe, q. v.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From coom, cumm, avalley. There is the village of Combe, formerly Coumbe, in Morwinstow, and Combe Keale in Egloskerry; and places named Coombe in Duloe, Kea, and Landrake.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Coom Last Name Facts

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

Coom is more commonly found in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coom? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,038,570th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 44 percent of Coom live; 44 percent live in Australasia and 44 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 29 people.

The surname Coom is most widespread in New Zealand, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 83,858. In New Zealand Coom is most prevalent in: Auckland Region, where 52 percent reside, Canterbury Region, where 24 percent reside and Wellington Region, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account New Zealand this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent reside and England, where 22 percent reside.

Coom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Coom has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coom Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Coom earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 53.94% more than the national average, earning R 365,820 per year and in United States they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $46,912 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coome89269/
Choom8929/
Com8633,511/
Choome8036/
Tchoom808/
Cootme805/
Chhoom804/
Chom7524,939/
Coon7523,278/
Come7521,887/
Soom753,572/
Zoom751,934/
Koom75641/
Coum75284/
Csom75201/
Scom75190/
Coym75149/
Comm7595/
Coem7548/
Joom7535/
Comc7519/
Coim7518/
Comg7514/
Cohm7513/
Comd7510/
Cosm756/
Comt756/
Comn756/
Qoom755/
Ciom755/
Cgom754/
Comk753/
Cuom752/
Cotm752/
Hcom751/
Cqom751/
Zcom751/
Tchoome732/
Coochim731/
Choomme731/
Cosme6764,404/
Koome6715,707/
Chome675,500/
Choum671,315/
Coone671,273/
Coyme67599/
Coime67551/
Chhom67375/
Coume67230/
Quoom67192/
Choim67145/
Comme67133/
Cosim67112/
Coong6781/
Coonc6750/
Cotim6730/
Tchom6724/
Coëme6723/
Chuom6720/
Cosem6719/
Khoom676/
Commd674/
Chojm672/
Djoom672/
Cohum672/
Cotem671/
Jhoom671/
Coonn671/
Cojme671/
Comne671/
Comth671/
Dcomm671/
Joome671/
Chohm671/
Coumt671/
Coysm671/
Soomh671/
Zciom671/
Coohn670/
Cooyn670/
Comhs670/

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