Dom Surname

7,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Dom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India47,2771:16,2251,307
Cambodia18,7131:828221
Malaysia4,2891:6,877857
Togo1,4701:4,930918
Belgium1,4641:7,8531,087
Cameroon1,1351:18,2992,503
Papua New Guinea9651:8,449646
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
United States6711:540,17744,793
Nigeria6621:267,58715,282
South Africa5151:105,19912,720
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
France3211:206,92432,150
Indonesia3191:414,57434,944
Vietnam2131:434,9581,360
Netherlands1601:105,54517,044
Brazil1471:1,456,28848,949
Philippines1301:778,75675,558
Taiwan1001:234,4471,975
Iran951:808,23740,284
Turkey911:855,18040,980
England601:928,63447,428
Mexico531:2,342,00420,289
Afghanistan521:618,3307,160
Canada521:708,56956,910
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Ivory Coast441:524,34616,367
Pakistan441:4,060,08828,888
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Portugal381:274,16410,086
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Honduras201:440,8223,218
Serbia201:357,24716,776
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Greece181:615,54471,673
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Slovakia171:313,90944,635
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Liberia111:400,77620,681
China91:151,924,6187,954
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Liechtenstein71:5,483742
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

The alternate forms: Dóm (1) are calculated separately.

Dom (23,766) may also be a first name.

Dom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dom (Arabic: دأم, Bengali: ডোম, Hindi: डोम, Marathi: डोम, Oriya: େଡାମ, Tibetan: དོམ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Dóm. For other potential spellings of Dom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dom? popularity and diffusion

Dom is the 7,025th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 90,237 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Dom reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 33,270th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 23,766 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 47,277 people, or 1 in 16,225. In India it is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 62 percent live, Bihar, where 31 percent live and Jharkhand, where 5 percent live. Not including India it exists in 113 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 23 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.

Dom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dom surname grew 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dom last name is predominantly Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Dom surname are 11.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.04% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dom earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30.28% less than the national average, earning R 165,672 per year; in United States they earn 14.71% less than the national average, earning $36,801 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.03% more than the national average, earning $74,537 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dóm891/
Dome8617,440/
Doom864,639/
Dohm863,781/
Doum861,509/
Dhom86998/
Domm86898/
Doim86188/
Doem86129/
Duom8622/
Domh863/
Domd863/
Domg863/
Domn862/
Dgom861/
Hdom861/
Dosm861/
Tdom861/
Ddom861/
Dhome75808/
Doume75731/
Domme75688/
Dhoum75497/
Dhoom75463/
Doğum75197/
Dosym75193/
Doome75178/
Domne7584/
Dosim7571/
Dhoim7523/
Dosem7519/
Dosme7517/
Doime7511/
Duome7510/
Doehm7510/
Docem7510/
Gydom758/
Douhm756/
Doyme754/
Domzz753/
Dotim753/
Dhomm752/
Dohum752/
Domhe751/
Hdoum751/
Duomg751/
Dottm751/
Doemh751/
Ddome751/
Dgoum751/
Doumh751/
Dgoom751/
Htdom751/
Doumm750/
Dotem750/
Doumn750/
Dam67129,047/
Don6758,442/
Dum6714,069/
Dhomne67579/
Domgue67356/
Dhoume67206/
Domova67204/
Dhomme6752/
Dám6751/
Dossim6732/
Domgne6723/
Domová6716/
Dossem6711/
Dům679/
D'Home679/
Doggim677/
Dochim676/
Dão676/
Düm675/
Deeoum674/
Doimeh673/
Doumme673/
Deeoom672/
Doumne672/
Dottem671/
Dousim671/
Doumth671/
Dhomdt671/
Dhoomm671/
Doumhe671/
Dootim671/
Dohyme671/
Doñ671/
Dousme671/
Doucem671/
Doheem671/
Doshym671/
Doymeh671/

Dom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dom in the Bengali language
ডোমdoma-
Dom in the Marathi language
डोमdoma97.69
डॉमdoma2.02
Dom in the Hindi language
डोमdoma94.62
दोमdoma3.23
Dom in the Tibetan language
དོམ་dom72.73
གྲོམ་drom9.09
སྒྲོམ་drom9.09
དོམ།dom9.09
Dom in the Oriya language
େଡାମedama66.67
ଡମdama33.33
Dom in the Arabic language
دأمdam-
دومdwm-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dom
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