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Where Does The Last Name Shom Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shom (Bengali: সোম, Hindi: शोम, Marathi: शोम, Russian: Шом) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 105,422^nd most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,640,970 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Shom live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shom is also the 167,310^th most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 2,035 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,187 people, or 1 in 80,998. In Nigeria Shom is most common in: Benue, where 68 percent are found, Plateau, where 20 percent are found and Kaduna, where 3 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 34 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.

Shom Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Shom has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shom Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Shom last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

Shom earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.69% more than the national average, earning $67,179 USD per year.