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

Som (Arabic: صوم, Bengali: সোম, Hindi: सोम, Marathi: सोम, Oriya: େସାମ, Tibetan: སོམ་) is found most frequently in Cambodia. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name Som is the 3,999^th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 51,861 people. The surname Som occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Som live; 51 percent live in Southeast Asia and 47 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Som is also the 5,510^th most common first name in the world, held by 190,248 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Cambodia, where it is borne by 66,109 people, or 1 in 234. In Cambodia it is mostly concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 15 percent are found, Svay Rieng Province, where 10 percent are found and Kandal Province, where 7 percent are found. Beside Cambodia Som is found in 102 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent are found.

Som Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Som has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Som last name increased 4,256 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Som Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Som surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Som surname are 9.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Som earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.6% more than the national average, earning $43,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $44,858 CAD per year.