Colom is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Colom
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Spain
Meaning: Colom The name is very common in Catalonia. It is also found in the Lyon region, as the form Columbus. This is in principle a nickname designating a breeder pigeons (Latin columbus), possibly a metaphorical nickname.

How popular is Colom?

Colom is common in Spain.

Colom is ranked 52998 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Coloms grew by 22.18935 per cent to 413 since 2000 and ranked 50564 after elevating 5962 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 70.94 69.82
White 15.74 19.82
Black 12.11 8.58
Colom is quite popular family name mostly used in Spain while Puerto Rico is ahead in terms of density. Around 8899 people have been found who wears Colom as their family name. Colom is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
240,218 Canada7
615,517 Russia6
661,536 Indonesia3
15,956 Venezuela3
124,220 Italy2
14,408 Uruguay2
26,532 Chile2
2,168 Suriname2
787 Andorra2
6,266 Luxembourg2
107,212 South Africa1
2,877 Cuba1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
14,644 Tunisia1
81,201 Switzerland1
29,046 Japan1
40,340 Malaysia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,233 Denmark25
52,530 Belgium22
14,048 Ireland16
78,557 Netherlands13
4,648 Costa Rica11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
47,891 England81
104,075 Brazil64
3,881 Hong Kong59
18,012 Peru57
Countries with hundreds of Colom:
10,028 France906
1,694 Guatemala861
6,321 Argentina836
605 Puerto Rico503
53,543 United States489
14,944 Mexico262
6,416 Colombia210
59,024 Germany168
Countries with thousands of Colom:
1,221 Spain4,277
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Comments

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 Colom means the pigeon and was applied to the breeder pigeons.

Colom Namesakes

  • Pia Colombo, Singer
  • Agathe Colombier, Michel Colombier's daughter
  • Denys Colomb de Daunant, Writer
  • Riccardo Colombo, Soccer player
  • Aldo Colombini, Author
  • Alfredo Colombo, Soccer player
  • Joe Cesare Colombo, Industrial designer
  • Alessio Colombini, Musical Artist
  • Álvaro Colom, Guatemalan Politician
  • Juan J. Colomer, Composer

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