Avum Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Avum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1611:1,100,26645,533
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Avum Last Name Facts

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

Avum (Russian: Авум) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avum? popularity and diffusion

Avum is the 1,359,010th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The surname Avum occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Avum are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Avum is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 1,100,266. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Taraba, where 99 percent reside and Enugu, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avume89141/
Gavum8922/
Avoum8914/
Avuim891/
Avaum891/
Avoume80255/
Abum75628/
Awum75404/
Avun75306/
Evum7518/
Ovum759/
Awume671,940/
Abume67224/
Aboum67145/
Gabum67128/
Abuhm67122/
Gavun6751/
Awoum6724/
Abgum6710/
Avuin6710/
Asbum678/
Ampum676/
Avgun676/
Havun675/
Avoun675/
Abuim674/
Avund673/
Avhun672/
Ovume672/
Awhum672/
Abaum672/
Anpum672/
Avung672/
Abuum672/
Obaum671/
Ewaum671/
Hawum671/
Asvun671/
Avune671/
Havom671/
Avunt670/

Avum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Avum in the Russian language
Авумavum-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Avum
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