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Where Does The Last Name Dom Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Dom (Arabic: دأم, Bengali: ডোম, Hindi: डोम, Marathi: डोम, Oriya: େଡାମ, Tibetan: དོམ་) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Dóm. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dom? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 7,025^th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 90,237 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Dom reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dom is also the 33,270^th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 23,766 people.

It is most numerous in India, where it is held by 47,277 people, or 1 in 16,225. In India it is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 62 percent reside, Bihar, where 31 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 5 percent reside. Outside of India this surname exists in 113 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 23 percent reside and Malaysia, where 5 percent reside.

Dom Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Dom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dom last name rose 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dom Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dom last name is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Dom surname are 11.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.04% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dom earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30.28% less than the national average, earning R 165,672 per year; in United States they earn 14.71% less than the national average, earning $36,801 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.03% more than the national average, earning $74,537 CAD per year.