Odum Surname
Approximately 23,647 people bear this surname
Odum Surname User-submission:
The surname Odum means 'lion'.
Odum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12,506 | 1:14,165 | 1,418 |
| United States | 5,475 | 1:66,203 | 7,725 |
| Ghana | 5,334 | 1:5,066 | 717 |
| England | 97 | 1:574,413 | 34,909 |
| Australia | 53 | 1:509,353 | 38,491 |
| Turkey | 29 | 1:2,683,497 | 81,313 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 952 | 1:52,751 | 5,952 |
The alternate forms: Ödüm (1) are calculated separately.
Odum (777) may also be a first name.
Odum Surname Meaning
Odum Demographics
Average Male Odum Height
176.45 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Odum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Odum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Odum (Russian: Одум) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as: Ödüm. For other potential spellings of Odum click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Odum? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 22,933rd most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 308,181 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Odum are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Odum is also the 294,392nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 777 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12,506 people, or 1 in 14,165. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 25 percent are found, Anambra, where 13 percent are found and Imo, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Ghana, where 23 percent are found.
Odum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Odum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 575 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Odum Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Odum are 11.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.59% being registered with 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odume | 89 | 1,453 | / |
| Hodum | 89 | 395 | / |
| Godum | 89 | 62 | / |
| Odoum | 89 | 41 | / |
| Oduim | 89 | 13 | / |
| Oidum | 89 | 11 | / |
| Odumn | 89 | 10 | / |
| Odaum | 89 | 7 | / |
| Oddum | 89 | 3 | / |
| Oodum | 89 | 2 | / |
| Odeum | 89 | 2 | / |
| Oudum | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ohdum | 89 | 1 | / |
| O'Dum | 89 | 0 | / |
| Odhum | 89 | 0 | / |
| Ödüm | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oudoum | 80 | 378 | / |
| Godhum | 80 | 81 | / |
| Godoum | 80 | 42 | / |
| Goodum | 80 | 21 | / |
| Godeum | 80 | 7 | / |
| Odaume | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hodoum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Houdum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Goddum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Odoume | 80 | 2 | / |
| Odumme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Godaum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hodgum | 80 | 0 | / |
| Odom | 75 | 49,980 | / |
| Adum | 75 | 3,938 | / |
| Odun | 75 | 2,226 | / |
| Edum | 75 | 2,181 | / |
| Udum | 75 | 1,383 | / |
| Goudoum | 73 | 529 | / |
| Odumová | 73 | 2 | / |
| Goidoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oudgoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hodoume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houdoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goodoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adoum | 67 | 282,815 | / |
| Odoom | 67 | 25,509 | / |
| Hodun | 67 | 3,029 | / |
| Odung | 67 | 1,702 | / |
| Godun | 67 | 1,454 | / |
| Udume | 67 | 757 | / |
| Odoun | 67 | 380 | / |
| Hoduń | 67 | 307 | / |
| Gudum | 67 | 299 | / |
| Gadum | 67 | 202 | / |
| Aadum | 67 | 201 | / |
| Oudom | 67 | 190 | / |
| Hedum | 67 | 134 | / |
| Adume | 67 | 84 | / |
| Adaum | 67 | 72 | / |
| Addum | 67 | 60 | / |
| Eddum | 67 | 55 | / |
| Goduń | 67 | 51 | / |
| Oddom | 67 | 48 | / |
| Audum | 67 | 34 | / |
| Hodom | 67 | 31 | / |
| O'Dom | 67 | 30 | / |
| Hadum | 67 | 16 | / |
| Odune | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gouddoum | 67 | 15 | / |
| Oduin | 67 | 14 | / |
| Adhum | 67 | 13 | / |
| Oodun | 67 | 10 | / |
| Adusm | 67 | 8 | / |
| Odeun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uddum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Odunn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hudum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uduum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uydum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Odaun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aedum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eduim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aduum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eedum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Odomm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Odhom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oodom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odgun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oudun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Udoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojdun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Odoem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Udhum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uçdum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houdoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adumg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Udeum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uodom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Edaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odund | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohdom | 67 | 0 | / |
Odum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Odum in the Russian language | ||
| Одум | odum | - |
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Odum Reference & Research
Odom DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Odom FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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- 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 Odum
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