Odoom Surname

21,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Odoom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odoom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana25,1461:1,075170
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
England841:663,31038,317
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Odoom (340) may also be a first name.

Odoom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Odoom occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odoom? popularity and diffusion

Odoom is the 21,375th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 285,685 people. The last name Odoom is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Odoom reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 473,685th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 340 people.

The surname is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 25,146 people, or 1 in 1,075. Apart from Ghana this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Odoom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Odoom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Odoom last name expanded 11,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Odoom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Odoom surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Odoom earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.05% more than the national average, earning $47,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.37% less than the national average, earning $45,026 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Doom912/
Odom8949,980/
Godom80754/
Odome80293/
Oudom80190/
Oddom8048/
Odoum8041/
Hodom8031/
O'Dom8030/
Udoom8024/
Adoom8014/
Oedom8012/
Edoom8010/
Odomm803/
Oodom802/
Odhom802/
Odoem802/
Uodom801/
Oduom801/
Ohdom800/
Oudoum73378/
Godoum7342/
Goodom736/
Gadoom736/
Godoon735/
Goudom735/
Hodoon734/
Hodoum733/
Gohdom733/
Godhom733/
Odoume732/
Houdom731/
D'Odom731/
Oodome731/
Odosim731/
Goddom731/
Odoone731/
Udom6737,968/
Adom6733,771/
Odum6723,647/
Edom678,852/
Odon674,129/
Odam671,122/
Goudoum67529/
Goodoon67134/
Odonova6771/
Ádom6738/
Odoń6718/
Hoddoon679/
Goodhom672/
Odoñ672/
Hodgoon672/
Goudhom672/
Goodoum671/
Ehoudom671/
Goidoum671/
Gaudoom671/
Houdoum671/
Hodoume671/
Oudgoum671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Odoom
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