Poms Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Poms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria2381:35,7795,771
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
France141:4,744,480251,814
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Poms Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poms (Russian: Помс) is more frequently found in Austria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poms? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 678,631st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Poms reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Austria, where it is borne by 238 people, or 1 in 35,779. In Austria it is most common in: Carinthia, where 62 percent are found, Styria, where 24 percent are found and Salzburg, where 11 percent are found. Not including Austria it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Poms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Poms has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poms surname grew 7,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Poms are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

Poms earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.91% more than the national average, earning $49,150 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pomms8957/
Pomse892/
Poems892/
Poums891/
Pomns891/
Pomss890/
Pooms890/
Phomms801/
Pons7579,328/
Pams75135/
Pums754/
Pomx752/
Pomz751/
Poñs751/
Pems751/
Ponse671,393/
Poons67158/
Poins6752/
Pouns6746/
Puons6744/
Pohns6738/
Phams6725/
Pomce6722/
Pamsh6719/
Pomje6715/
Pahms6714/
Ponns6714/
Poyns6713/
Phons679/
Ponss679/
Pamse676/
Ponst672/
Ppons672/
Poëns671/
Phums670/

Poms Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poms in the Russian language
Помсpoms-

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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 Poms
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