Koom Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Koom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2531:700,16932,315
South Africa1851:292,85228,409
Thailand1091:648,058109,152
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Liberia221:200,38813,260
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
England21:27,859,030389,889
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Koom (288) may also be a first name.

Koom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koom (Russian: Коом) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koom? popularity and diffusion

The surname Koom is the 510,276th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,369,026 people. Koom is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Koom reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 520,883rd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 288 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 700,169. In Nigeria Koom is most frequent in: Benue, where 83 percent live, Nasarawa, where 12 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent live and Thailand, where 17 percent live.

Koom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Koom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Koom last name increased 163 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Koom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Koom are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Koom earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.51% less than the national average, earning R 234,060 per year and in United States they earn 19.22% more than the national average, earning $51,441 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koome8915,707/
Khoom896/
Kom8636,600/
Kome7519,071/
Koum752,413/
Komm751,810/
Koim751,746/
Kohm751,378/
Khom75667/
Koem75654/
Coom75242/
Koym75148/
Kuom75112/
Kojm7585/
Komh7511/
Qoom755/
Qkom751/
Hkom751/
Koume674,141/
Koime67495/
Komme67461/
Coome67269/
Khome67215/
Quoom67192/
Koehm6779/
Koemm6779/
Kommm6765/
Khoum6756/
Khoem6748/
Khoim6741/
Khomm6730/
Kouhm673/
Kuome673/
Komhe672/
Khuom671/
Hkoum671/
Kothm671/
Koyme671/
Khotm671/
Kkuom671/
Gkgom671/
Kombp671/
Kohmh671/
Koumd671/
Koimm671/

Koom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koom in the Russian language
Коомkoom-

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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 Koom
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