Obom Surname
Approximately 1,187 people bear this surname
Obom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,013 | 1:174,869 | 10,804 |
| Thailand | 99 | 1:713,519 | 117,929 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Öbom (87) are calculated separately.
Obom (227) may also be a first name.
Obom Demographics
Average Obom Salary in
United States
$31,075 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obom is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Öbom. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obom? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 315,974th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,139,466 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Obom live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 596,468th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 227 people.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,013 people, or 1 in 174,869. In Nigeria Obom is most numerous in: Ebonyi, where 33 percent live, Rivers, where 26 percent live and Bayelsa, where 13 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 8 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Obom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Obom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Obom surname rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Obom Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Obom surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
Obom earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.98% less than the national average, earning $31,075 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Öbom | 92 | 87 | / |
| Obome | 89 | 112 | / |
| Osbom | 89 | 54 | / |
| Gobom | 89 | 17 | / |
| Hobom | 89 | 12 | / |
| Oboom | 89 | 11 | / |
| Obomg | 89 | 5 | / |
| Obhom | 89 | 5 | / |
| Oboum | 89 | 3 | / |
| Obgom | 89 | 2 | / |
| Obuom | 89 | 2 | / |
| Oobom | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hobohm | 80 | 568 | / |
| Osbome | 80 | 45 | / |
| Ouboum | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hohbom | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obosme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osboum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oboume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obouym | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oboism | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obomhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ooboom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obam | 75 | 8,808 | / |
| Ubom | 75 | 5,547 | / |
| Obon | 75 | 2,524 | / |
| Obum | 75 | 1,493 | / |
| Ebom | 75 | 813 | / |
| Abom | 75 | 530 | / |
| Owom | 75 | 215 | / |
| Ovom | 75 | 17 | / |
| Oboń | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hoiboom | 73 | 65 | / |
| Oubhoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osboume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houboum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obong | 67 | 21,292 | / |
| Obame | 67 | 19,113 | / |
| Obone | 67 | 9,244 | / |
| Osbon | 67 | 1,452 | / |
| Aboim | 67 | 674 | / |
| Gobum | 67 | 617 | / |
| Oboun | 67 | 295 | / |
| Obuon | 67 | 257 | / |
| Oboimova | 67 | 159 | / |
| Aboum | 67 | 145 | / |
| Hobon | 67 | 110 | / |
| Oybon | 67 | 94 | / |
| Ebuom | 67 | 86 | / |
| Abome | 67 | 80 | / |
| Abuom | 67 | 75 | / |
| Oboymova | 67 | 67 | / |
| Ebhom | 67 | 42 | / |
| Hobam | 67 | 40 | / |
| Gabom | 67 | 32 | / |
| Hochbohm | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ovome | 67 | 29 | / |
| Obume | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gobam | 67 | 22 | / |
| Osbum | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gobon | 67 | 17 | / |
| Otbon | 67 | 16 | / |
| Oboon | 67 | 15 | / |
| Abhom | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aboem | 67 | 10 | / |
| Obamm | 67 | 8 | / |
| Onpom | 67 | 8 | / |
| Obond | 67 | 8 | / |
| Öhbom | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abgom | 67 | 6 | / |
| Usbom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owome | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aabom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obotn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oboin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obamg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abomg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owgom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oibon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oubon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otbum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebomh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obonn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obonh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uboom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eebom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obonc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eboom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hebom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obohn | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Bam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gubom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abomm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asbom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uobam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obont | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehbom | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eubom | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Obom
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