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Where Does The Last Name Odum Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Odum (Russian: Одум) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Ödüm. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Odum? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 22,933^rd most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 308,181 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Odum live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odum is also the 294,392^nd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 777 people.

Odum is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12,506 people, or 1 in 14,165. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 25 percent reside, Anambra, where 13 percent reside and Imo, where 12 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Ghana, where 23 percent reside.

Odum Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Odum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Odum surname increased 575 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Odum Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Odum are 11.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Odum earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 54.42% less than the national average, earning R 108,324 per year and in United States they earn 10.74% less than the national average, earning $38,515 USD per year.