Poom Surname

495,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Poom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia3991:3,313253
Mexico741:1,677,38117,205
Taiwan471:498,8243,776
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Poom (1,390) may also be a first name.

Poom Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Poom? popularity and diffusion

Poom is the 495,560th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,942,261 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Poom live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 209,873rd most frequent forename in the world, held by 1,390 people.

The last name Poom is most commonly held in Estonia, where it is carried by 399 people, or 1 in 3,313. Beside Estonia this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 11 percent live and Taiwan, where 7 percent live.

Poom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poom last name increased 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Poom are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Poom earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning $41,839 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poome8949/
Phoom893/
Poomn893/
Poomt891/
Pom866,573/
Phoome802/
Pooiem801/
Poohme801/
Pootme801/
Pootim801/
Pootem801/
Poomth801/
Phoomk801/
Bpoome801/
Poon75110,235/
Pome751,253/
Phom75920/
Poem75152/
Pomm75125/
Poum7583/
Poim7559/
Pohm7541/
Poym7533/
Pomg7519/
Pomh751/
Puom751/
Pfom751/
Posm751/
Potm751/
Pgom751/
Pomn751/
Pomq751/
Vpom751/
Pomd750/
Uampoom738/
Phoomkh732/
Phoosem731/
Poochim731/
Phoon675,615/
Pomme67661/
Poojn67599/
Poone67595/
Poong67314/
Potem67204/
Posim67163/
Phoem67131/
Posem6762/
Phoim6749/
Poume6744/
Potim6738/
Potym6729/
Poime6724/
Phuom6722/
Pfoum6718/
Pomne6713/
Phoum679/
Phome678/
Poehm676/
Pocem675/
Pomth673/
Phomm673/
Phomt672/
Poond672/
Phoochim671/
P'Ohm671/
Puome671/
Poimg671/
Potme671/
Poont671/
Pootn671/
Phomg671/
Phomn671/
Hphom671/
Pfomm670/
Pohme670/

Poom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poom in the Russian language
Поомpoom-

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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 Poom
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