Oboum Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Oboum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Oboum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oboum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oboum is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oboum? popularity and diffusion
Oboum is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oboum live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Oboum is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 50 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 50 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouboum | 91 | 6 | / |
| Obouym | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oboume | 91 | 1 | / |
| Osboum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obum | 89 | 1,493 | / |
| Obom | 89 | 1,187 | / |
| Osboume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oubhoum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Houboum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gobum | 80 | 617 | / |
| Oboun | 80 | 295 | / |
| Aboum | 80 | 145 | / |
| Obome | 80 | 112 | / |
| Osbom | 80 | 54 | / |
| Obume | 80 | 23 | / |
| Osbum | 80 | 20 | / |
| Gobom | 80 | 17 | / |
| Hobom | 80 | 12 | / |
| Oboom | 80 | 11 | / |
| Obomg | 80 | 5 | / |
| Obhom | 80 | 5 | / |
| Obgom | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obuom | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hobum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Otbum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oobom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obaum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oubouyom | 77 | 19 | / |
| Goubouem | 77 | 3 | / |
| Abouem | 73 | 1,348 | / |
| Hobohm | 73 | 568 | / |
| Obiyom | 73 | 65 | / |
| Abhoum | 73 | 51 | / |
| Osbome | 73 | 45 | / |
| Aboume | 73 | 33 | / |
| Oboung | 73 | 7 | / |
| Oboyem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ouboun | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obumme | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oboune | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hohbom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obayom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Osbaum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obosme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goboun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hobaum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoboun | 73 | 1 | / |
| O'Baum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaiom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ooboun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oboism | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obomhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haboum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ooboom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houbouyom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obam | 67 | 8,808 | / |
| Ubom | 67 | 5,547 | / |
| Obon | 67 | 2,524 | / |
| Obun | 67 | 1,130 | / |
| Abum | 67 | 628 | / |
| Abom | 67 | 530 | / |
| Aboueme | 67 | 476 | / |
| Owom | 67 | 215 | / |
| Ubum | 67 | 173 | / |
| Aboutim | 67 | 123 | / |
| Hoiboom | 67 | 65 | / |
| Ovom | 67 | 17 | / |
| Obumova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Obouene | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ovum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Owum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oboń | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hohbaum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Osboune | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obiyome | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ochbaum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obongue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goboyem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obayoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abhoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houboun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobuyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haboume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obiejom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obioham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoboune | 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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- 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 Oboum
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