Hooms Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Hooms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hooms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hooms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hooms is held by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hooms.

How Common Is The Last Name Hooms? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Hooms live; 25 percent live in West Asia and 13 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Hooms is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 11,496,644. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Belgium this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 13 percent reside and Nicaragua, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Homs8911,114/
Ooms898,522/
D'Hooms8322/
Khoms80993/
Homse80100/
Choms8056/
Houms8014/
Homss8011/
Oomse806/
Homms805/
Gooms803/
Hoims803/
Hoems801/
Oms752,079/
Chomse73241/
Khoums735/
Hoonss734/
Homsse732/
Khomsh731/
Choons731/
Khoons730/
Hams676,216/
Ohms671,706/
Hons671,704/
Goms67663/
Hums67366/
Joms6741/
Ahms6725/
Homz6718/
Omns6713/
Oons679/
Omse677/
Omst675/
Houmsse675/
Omsh672/
Oems672/
Osms672/
Hootins671/
Uoms671/
Omms671/
Ojms671/
Omsj671/
Hochems670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hooms
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