Hom Surname

32,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Hom Surname User-submission:

This surname originated from the Chinese surname Chen.

However, when these people migrated out of China, to their respective countries, the immigration officers at those countries each had their own dialect. Therefore when Cantonese people said it, it became Chan, and when Teochew or Hokkien (Singapore) people said it, it became Chan.

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Hom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,1611:44,4145,438
Myanmar4,4611:11,643309
Nigeria5681:311,87117,288
India4591:1,671,16660,799
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Thailand2531:279,20347,999
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Cambodia2121:73,0532,121
Netherlands1911:88,41514,631
Vietnam1791:517,5761,460
Indonesia1481:893,57666,999
Spain951:492,12724,892
Papua New Guinea881:92,65612,367
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Poland761:500,11548,961
Canada621:594,28449,093
Singapore561:98,3524,171
China541:25,320,7701,385
France421:1,581,493147,826
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Pakistan341:5,254,23233,450
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Taiwan291:808,4405,718
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Guatemala111:1,462,0615,661
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
England111:5,065,278148,650
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Laos41:1,647,081888
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malta11:430,2723,380
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Macau11:601,6301,582
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:306,21124,200

The alternate forms: Hõm (1) are calculated separately.

Hom (26,409) may also be a first name.

Hom Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originated from the Chinese surname Chen.

However, when these people migrated out of China, to their respective countries, the immigration officers at those countries each had their own dialect. Therefore when Cantonese people said it, it became Chan, and when Teochew or Hokkien (Singapore) people said it, it became Chan. And respectively for all the other variations.

- tann

Hom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hom (Bengali: হোম, Hindi: होम, Marathi: होम, Oriya: େହାମ, Tibetan: ཧོམ་) is most common in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms: Hõm. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 32,985th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 452,699 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Hom live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 30,712th most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 26,409 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 8,161 people, or 1 in 44,414. In The United States Hom is most prevalent in: California, where 47 percent live, New York, where 18 percent live and New Jersey, where 3 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 70 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 28 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Hom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hom last name expanded 4,976 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hom surname are 20.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.35% registered with the political party.

The amount Hom earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.36% less than the national average, earning R 129,840 per year; in United States they earn 21.06% more than the national average, earning $52,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.1% less than the national average, earning $49,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hõm891/
Chom8624,939/
Home8621,833/
Hohm861,955/
Hoem861,558/
Homm861,117/
Houm86903/
Khom86667/
Hoim86203/
Hoom86131/
Homh8652/
Hjom8637/
Homt8621/
Homg8614/
Homn8612/
Hoym867/
Huom865/
Hojm865/
Homk864/
Hotm863/
Homc863/
Hoëm862/
Hosm862/
Hgom861/
Om80200,643/
Chome755,500/
Homme752,450/
Choum751,315/
Hoyme75471/
Hotim75459/
Chhom75375/
Hohum75363/
Khome75215/
Hosme75147/
Choim75145/
Hosim75114/
Choem75114/
Hoime75112/
Hosem7571/
Houme7564/
Khoum7556/
Khoim7541/
Hohme7534/
Khomm7530/
Choom7529/
Houmt7528/
Chuom7520/
Hotem7514/
Homne7513/
Homng759/
Chomg758/
Khoom756/
Homøe755/
Hoehm754/
Hohmt754/
Huomc754/
Ehoum753/
Chotm753/
Chojm752/
Houmm752/
Hoome751/
Khuom751/
Hothm751/
Hojme751/
Houmø751/
Homtt751/
Chohm751/
Hhome751/
Homth751/
Homnn751/
Hommd750/
Ham67183,375/
Hon6775,612/
Hum6713,329/
Ome6712,165/
Ahm678,671/
Oum677,197/
Ohm676,510/
Gom672,818/
Oom671,729/
Jom671,325/
Hossem67771/
Chosim67592/
Uhm67535/
Chotim67386/
Oem67199/
Osm67167/
Otm67156/
Oim67124/
Hám6797/
Homová6786/
Choime6759/
Uom6757/
Choume6756/
Homova6750/
Chhuom6744/
Omh6740/
Choome6736/
Chhoum6731/
Omm6729/
Hootem6729/
Houcem6728/
Khoume6727/
Omø6721/
Omd6720/
Omt6719/
Chotem6716/
Omn6710/
Ojm6710/
Oym679/
D'Home679/
Housem678/
Omq678/
Omg677/
Houtem677/
Chhoem676/
Chhoom674/
Hochem674/
Houmme674/
Chomme673/
Chosem672/
Choymn671/
Chomne671/
Hottem671/
Hooysm671/
Houtim671/
Houmhe671/
Houmne671/
Housim671/
Hojsim671/
Hojsym671/
Homgue671/
Ôhm671/
Șom671/
Hoceem671/
Geehom671/
Hochim671/
Uanhom670/
Hommdt670/

Hom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hom in the Tibetan language
ཧོམ་hom-
Hom in the Bengali language
হোমhoma-
Hom in the Hindi language
होमhoma-
Hom in the Oriya language
େହାମehama-
Hom in the Marathi language
होमhoma-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hom
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