Hom Surname
Approximately 16,098 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameHom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,161 | 1:44,414 | 5,438 |
| Myanmar | 4,461 | 1:11,643 | 309 |
| Nigeria | 568 | 1:311,871 | 17,288 |
| India | 459 | 1:1,671,166 | 60,799 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Thailand | 253 | 1:279,203 | 47,999 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Cambodia | 212 | 1:73,053 | 2,121 |
| Netherlands | 191 | 1:88,415 | 14,631 |
| Vietnam | 179 | 1:517,576 | 1,460 |
| Indonesia | 148 | 1:893,576 | 66,999 |
| Spain | 95 | 1:492,127 | 24,892 |
| Papua New Guinea | 88 | 1:92,656 | 12,367 |
| Germany | 77 | 1:1,045,525 | 70,954 |
| Poland | 76 | 1:500,115 | 48,961 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| China | 54 | 1:25,320,770 | 1,385 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| Malaysia | 38 | 1:776,164 | 36,096 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Pakistan | 34 | 1:5,254,232 | 33,450 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Taiwan | 29 | 1:808,440 | 5,718 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Guatemala | 11 | 1:1,462,061 | 5,661 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 164 | 1:306,211 | 24,200 |
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.
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Average Hom Salary in
United States
$52,238 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 can also occur as a variant: Hõm. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hom? popularity and diffusion
It is the 32,985th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 452,699 people. The last name Hom 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 first name at a global level, borne by 26,409 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 8,161 people, or 1 in 44,414. In The United States Hom is primarily concentrated in: California, where 47 percent are found, New York, where 18 percent are found and New Jersey, where 3 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 70 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 28 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
Hom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hom has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 bearing the Hom surname are 20.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.35% being registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hõm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chom | 86 | 24,939 | / |
| Home | 86 | 21,833 | / |
| Hohm | 86 | 1,955 | / |
| Hoem | 86 | 1,558 | / |
| Homm | 86 | 1,117 | / |
| Houm | 86 | 903 | / |
| Khom | 86 | 667 | / |
| Hoim | 86 | 203 | / |
| Hoom | 86 | 131 | / |
| Homh | 86 | 52 | / |
| Hjom | 86 | 37 | / |
| Homt | 86 | 21 | / |
| Homg | 86 | 14 | / |
| Homn | 86 | 12 | / |
| Hoym | 86 | 7 | / |
| Huom | 86 | 5 | / |
| Hojm | 86 | 5 | / |
| Homk | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hotm | 86 | 3 | / |
| Homc | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hoëm | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hosm | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hgom | 86 | 1 | / |
| Om | 80 | 200,643 | / |
| Chome | 75 | 5,500 | / |
| Homme | 75 | 2,450 | / |
| Choum | 75 | 1,315 | / |
| Hoyme | 75 | 471 | / |
| Hotim | 75 | 459 | / |
| Chhom | 75 | 375 | / |
| Hohum | 75 | 363 | / |
| Khome | 75 | 215 | / |
| Hosme | 75 | 147 | / |
| Choim | 75 | 145 | / |
| Hosim | 75 | 114 | / |
| Choem | 75 | 114 | / |
| Hoime | 75 | 112 | / |
| Hosem | 75 | 71 | / |
| Houme | 75 | 64 | / |
| Khoum | 75 | 56 | / |
| Khoim | 75 | 41 | / |
| Hohme | 75 | 34 | / |
| Khomm | 75 | 30 | / |
| Choom | 75 | 29 | / |
| Houmt | 75 | 28 | / |
| Chuom | 75 | 20 | / |
| Hotem | 75 | 14 | / |
| Homne | 75 | 13 | / |
| Homng | 75 | 9 | / |
| Chomg | 75 | 8 | / |
| Khoom | 75 | 6 | / |
| Homøe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hoehm | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hohmt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Huomc | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ehoum | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chotm | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chojm | 75 | 2 | / |
| Houmm | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hoome | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khuom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hothm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hojme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Houmø | 75 | 1 | / |
| Homtt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chohm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hhome | 75 | 1 | / |
| Homth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Homnn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hommd | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ham | 67 | 183,375 | / |
| Hon | 67 | 75,612 | / |
| Hum | 67 | 13,329 | / |
| Ome | 67 | 12,165 | / |
| Ahm | 67 | 8,671 | / |
| Oum | 67 | 7,197 | / |
| Ohm | 67 | 6,510 | / |
| Gom | 67 | 2,818 | / |
| Oom | 67 | 1,729 | / |
| Jom | 67 | 1,325 | / |
| Hossem | 67 | 771 | / |
| Chosim | 67 | 592 | / |
| Uhm | 67 | 535 | / |
| Chotim | 67 | 386 | / |
| Oem | 67 | 199 | / |
| Osm | 67 | 167 | / |
| Otm | 67 | 156 | / |
| Oim | 67 | 124 | / |
| Hám | 67 | 97 | / |
| Homová | 67 | 86 | / |
| Choime | 67 | 59 | / |
| Uom | 67 | 57 | / |
| Choume | 67 | 56 | / |
| Homova | 67 | 50 | / |
| Chhuom | 67 | 44 | / |
| Omh | 67 | 40 | / |
| Choome | 67 | 36 | / |
| Chhoum | 67 | 31 | / |
| Omm | 67 | 29 | / |
| Hootem | 67 | 29 | / |
| Houcem | 67 | 28 | / |
| Khoume | 67 | 27 | / |
| Omø | 67 | 21 | / |
| Omd | 67 | 20 | / |
| Omt | 67 | 19 | / |
| Chotem | 67 | 16 | / |
| Omn | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ojm | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oym | 67 | 9 | / |
| D'Home | 67 | 9 | / |
| Housem | 67 | 8 | / |
| Omq | 67 | 8 | / |
| Omg | 67 | 7 | / |
| Houtem | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chhoem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chhoom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hochem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Houmme | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chomme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chosem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Choymn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chomne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hottem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hooysm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houtim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houmhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houmne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Housim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hojsim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hojsym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ôhm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Șom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoceem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geehom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hochim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uanhom | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hommdt | 67 | 0 | / |
Hom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hom in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཧོམ་ | hom | - |
| Hom in the Bengali language | ||
| হোম | homa | - |
| Hom in the Hindi language | ||
| होम | homa | - |
| Hom in the Oriya language | ||
| େହାମ | ehama | - |
| Hom in the Marathi language | ||
| होम | homa | - |
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