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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 carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Kôm. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

Kom is the 15,219^th most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 199,113 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Kom live; 31 percent live in Central Africa and 31 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kom is also the 98,103^rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 4,847 people.

Kom is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 12,957 people, or 1 in 1,603. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 47 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 17 percent are found and Centre Region, where 15 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 105 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent are found and South Sudan, where 12 percent are found.

Kom Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kom surname grew 688 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kom Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name 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 Republicans than The US average, with 59.38% being registered with 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.