Gom Surname

155,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gom Surname Definition:

Gomm is an ancient name in this part of England, and, as Gom, occurred in Cambridgeshire six centuries ago (H. R.). There was a James Gomme in Rowsham, Bucks, in 1724; and another James Gomme, an eminent antiquarian, of High Wycombe, in this county, died in 1825.

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Gom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6821:259,74014,929
South Africa4461:121,47514,394
Papua New Guinea3981:20,4872,160
Malaysia2501:117,9777,803
India1791:4,285,281113,539
Senegal1551:94,0601,026
Indonesia1251:1,057,99476,813
Iran981:783,49539,531
Vietnam871:1,064,8971,900
Cameroon861:241,50123,877
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Taiwan661:355,2232,819
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
France181:3,690,151224,666
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
South Sudan161:713,442947
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Gom (2,538) may also be a first name.

Gom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Gomm is an ancient name in this part of England, and, as Gom, occurred in Cambridgeshire six centuries ago (H. R.). There was a James Gomme in Rowsham, Bucks, in 1724; and another James Gomme, an eminent antiquarian, of High Wycombe, in this county, died in 1825. The wife of Sir William Maynard Gomme, K. C. B., who was himself probably of this stock, was buried at Stoke Poges in 1837 (Lips.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Gom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gom (Hindi: गोम, Marathi: गोम, Russian: Гом, Tibetan: གོམ་) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gom? popularity and diffusion

Gom is the 155,495th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,586,070 people. Gom is primarily found in Africa, where 51 percent of Gom reside; 31 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gom is also the 146,376th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 2,538 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 682 people, or 1 in 259,740. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 86 percent are found, Plateau, where 6 percent are found and Kaduna, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.

Gom Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gom earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.95% less than the national average, earning R 59,532 per year and in Canada they earn 13.04% less than the national average, earning $43,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngom86156,211/
Gome867,540/
Gomm863,048/
Ghom861,262/
Goum86535/
Gohm86486/
Goom86285/
Gotm86222/
Goim86167/
Gomh8655/
Goem8650/
Gomd8615/
Gosm866/
Gomg866/
Gomn865/
Cgom864/
Gomt863/
Gomk862/
Gomc862/
Qgom862/
Hgom861/
Ggom861/
Goym860/
Om80200,643/
Gomme751,743/
N'Gom75651/
Ngoum75491/
Gosim75414/
Gosme75400/
Goume75388/
Gotim7599/
Ngoym7596/
Gotem7555/
Goime7549/
Ghome7537/
Ngoom7535/
Ngoim7527/
Gosem7523/
Ghoom7517/
Goutm758/
Nghom756/
Goome755/
Goimn755/
Goehm754/
Ghoum754/
Gomzz753/
Gocim753/
Gotme753/
Ghomm752/
Gomhe752/
Gocem752/
Gomne752/
Ghoim751/
Ghosm751/
Gohme751/
Gohum751/
Goitm751/
Gothm751/
Gootm751/
Gottm751/
Goumt751/
Kgome751/
Ng'om751/
Goyme751/
Gombp751/
Gomdt751/
Ghomd751/
Gkgom751/
Goimm750/
Gomnd750/
Goomm750/
Gam6719,395/
Hom6716,098/
Gon6713,637/
Ome6712,165/
Gum6710,440/
Oum677,197/
Ohm676,510/
Goucem672,541/
Oom671,729/
Gomova67355/
Osm67167/
Otm67156/
Oim67124/
Gottem6799/
Uom6757/
Ghotme6742/
Omh6740/
Omm6729/
Ghosim6723/
Goosem6723/
Omø6721/
Omd6720/
Omt6719/
Ojm6710/
Oym679/
N'Goum678/
Gossem678/
Gottim678/
Gám678/
Gochem676/
Goucim676/
Gousem675/
Goytem675/
Goñ674/
Gochim674/
Goutem673/
Ghoume672/
Goumme672/
Goń672/
Gootem671/
Goothm671/
Goumne671/
Gouthm671/
Goggim671/
Gossim671/
Gão671/
Güm671/
Șom671/
Gothme671/
Goutim671/
Ghocim671/
Ghomme671/
Geehom671/
Goimme670/

Gom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gom in the Hindi language
गोमgoma98.43
Gom in the Marathi language
गोमgoma97.44
गोमा़goma2.56
Gom in the Tibetan language
གོམ་gom58
སྒོམ་gom28
དགོམ་gom8
གོ་མ་goma2
སྒོམ།gom2
ཀོམ་kom2
Gom in the Russian language
Гомgom-

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