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

The surname Kom (Arabic: كوم, Bengali: কোম, Hindi: कोम, Marathi: कोम, Russian: Ком, Tibetan: ཀོམ་) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also occur as: Kôm. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 15,219^th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 199,113 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Kom live; 31 percent live in Central Africa and 31 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 98,103^rd most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 4,847 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 12,957 people, or 1 in 1,603. In Cameroon Kom is mostly found in: West Region, where 47 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 17 percent are found and Centre Region, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname is found in 105 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent are found and South Sudan, where 12 percent are found.

Kom Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kom surname expanded 688 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kom Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kom surname is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (77%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kom last name are 12.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kom earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 0.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,440 per year; in South Africa they earn 55.32% less than the national average, earning R 106,188 per year; in United States they earn 3.63% more than the national average, earning $44,717 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning $53,878 CAD per year.