Obum Surname

262,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4431:122,7608,070
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Obum (898) may also be a first name.

Obum Last Name Facts

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

Obum is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 262,597th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,881,143 people. Obum occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Obum reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obum is also the 271,017th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 898 people.

The last name Obum is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,443 people, or 1 in 122,760. In Nigeria Obum is most common in: Anambra, where 52 percent reside, Imo, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Obum exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Obum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Obum earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobum89617/
Obume8923/
Osbum8920/
Oboum893/
Obaum891/
Hobum891/
Otbum891/
Ouboum806/
Obumme802/
Osbaum802/
Hobaum801/
Osboum801/
Oboume801/
Obouym801/
O'Baum801/
Obom751,187/
Obun751,130/
Abum75628/
Ubum75173/
Ebum7552/
Ovum759/
Owum757/
Obumova7313/
Hohbaum737/
Ochbaum733/
Oubhoum731/
Osboume731/
Houboum731/
Hochbaum67744/
Obune67684/
Osbun67509/
Obuin67431/
Oboun67295/
Abume67224/
Obung67176/
Aboum67145/
Gabum67128/
Abuhm67122/
Onpum6729/
Awoum6724/
Gobun6721/
Eebum6719/
Ubume6718/
Obaun6716/
Owume6715/
Avoum6714/
Hobom6712/
Oboom6711/
Abgum6710/
Asbum678/
Ubeum676/
Obhom675/
Abuim674/
Ubaum673/
Ovume672/
Abuum672/
Gubum672/
Abaum672/
Abumg671/
Oobom671/
Owutm671/
Abumn671/
Owuim671/
Ubgum671/
Obund671/
Hebum671/
Hubum670/
Usbum670/
Hobun670/

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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 Obum
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