Pom Surname

74,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Korea
Highest density in:
Aruba

Pom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Korea3,4601:14,809118
Cambodia9191:16,8521,203
Guatemala4941:32,5561,933
Cameroon4801:43,2695,731
Papua New Guinea2771:29,4363,363
Philippines1851:547,23461,910
Indonesia1411:937,93869,491
Malaysia1291:228,63713,135
Thailand1101:642,167108,371
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
India241:31,961,058386,265
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
Israel201:427,88233,464
France171:3,907,219231,005
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England51:11,143,612252,590
China51:273,464,31313,838
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belize11:355,4743,977
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719

Pom (4,689) may also be a first name.

Pom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pom (Hindi: पोम, Marathi: पॉम) is most common in South Korea. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pom? popularity and diffusion

Pom is the 74,781st most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,108,709 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Pom are found; 53 percent are found in East Asia and 53 percent are found in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 100,047th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 4,689 people.

Pom is most common in South Korea, where it is carried by 3,460 people, or 1 in 14,809. In South Korea it is primarily concentrated in: Gwangju, where 31 percent reside, Seoul, where 25 percent reside and Gyeonggi Province, where 17 percent reside. Not including South Korea it is found in 56 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 14 percent reside and Guatemala, where 8 percent reside.

Pom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pom are 1.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pom earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11% less than the national average, earning $38,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.56% more than the national average, earning $61,389 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pome861,253/
Phom86920/
Poom86666/
Poem86152/
Pomm86125/
Poum8683/
Poim8659/
Pohm8641/
Poym8633/
Pomg8619/
Vpom861/
Pfom861/
Posm861/
Potm861/
Pgom861/
Pomn861/
Pomq861/
Pomh861/
Puom861/
Pomd860/
Pomme75661/
Potem75204/
Posim75163/
Phoem75131/
Posem7562/
Phoim7549/
Poome7549/
Poume7544/
Potim7538/
Potym7529/
Poime7524/
Phuom7522/
Pfoum7518/
Pomne7513/
Phoum759/
Phome758/
Poehm756/
Pocem755/
Phoom753/
Pomth753/
Poomn753/
Phomm753/
Phomt752/
Poimg751/
Potme751/
Puome751/
Phomn751/
Hphom751/
Poomt751/
Phomg751/
P'Ohm751/
Pfomm750/
Pohme750/
Pam6765,610/
Pon6721,284/
Pum6715,919/
Photim67243/
Pottem67116/
Photem67100/
Pão6794/
Phosim6715/
Pomova6713/
Pottim6712/
Pám6712/
Pochem678/
Photme678/
Possim675/
Phomme673/
Pâm672/
Phoume672/
Pochim672/
Phoome672/
Bpoome671/
Poomth671/
Poumtt671/
Pooiem671/
Poohme671/
Pootme671/
Pootim671/
Pousim671/
Pootem671/
Phoomk671/

Pom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pom in the Hindi language
पोमpoma88.89
पओमpa'oma11.11
Pom in the Marathi language
पॉमpoma75
पोमpoma25

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Pom
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