Labum Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Labum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Labum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Labum Last Name Facts

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

Labum is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Labum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Labum are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Labum is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 95 percent reside and Gombe, where 5 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Labum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Labum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Labum last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laboum91163/
Labaum9124/
Lahbum911/
Laybum911/
Labaume831,099/
Layboum830/
Labun801,455/
Labom8044/
Lebum8018/
Labuń808/
Lawum805/
Lachbaum772/
Labuhn73884/
Labung73557/
Labune73550/
Labunt73143/
Laibun73107/
Laboun7346/
Labaun7346/
Labuin7338/
Latbun7333/
Laboom735/
Lawhum733/
Lampum732/
Labund732/
Lobuim731/
Laubun731/
Labhun731/
Laboem731/
Liabun731/
Lhobum731/
Laybun731/
Leabun731/
Hlavum731/
Lebaum730/
Labutin673,476/
Labaune671,088/
Labutyn67199/
Laboune67147/
Lebhoum6730/
Lasbaun6725/
Labuten6718/
Lehbaum676/
Lamphum674/
Leuvaum673/
Laibung673/
Labauhn672/
Lhauvum672/
Lawoume671/
Labusin671/
Lhoubum671/
Lavaume671/
Labahun671/
Labeune671/
Lahabun671/
Louboum671/
Leybaum670/
Labuyhn670/
Labound670/
Layboun670/
Laboung670/

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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 Labum
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