Ojum Surname

475,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ojum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ojum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6361:278,52615,758
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ojum (250) may also be a first name.

Ojum Last Name Facts

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

Ojum is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Ojum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ojum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 475,771st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,366,353 people. The last name Ojum is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ojum reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ojum is also the 563,826th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 250 people.

Ojum is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 636 people, or 1 in 278,526. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 77 percent are found, Abia, where 7 percent are found and Enugu, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odjum8922/
Yojum893/
Ojumd893/
Hojum892/
Jum861,829/
Hotjum8079/
Ojhaum807/
Odjoum802/
Oujoum801/
Youm755,899/
Ajum752,140/
Ojom751,871/
Jaum751,356/
Jume75876/
Ozum75425/
Osum75412/
Ocum75348/
Ujum75315/
Ejum75307/
Oyum75190/
Ijum75144/
Oium75133/
Jhum75129/
Joum75126/
Jium7581/
Juum7545/
Aoum7534/
Juim7531/
Jumm7514/
Ojun7514/
Jumg7511/
Jumn756/
Jumt755/
Jeum755/
Ooum752/
Jyum751/
Ouom751/
Juhm751/
Jumq751/
Oğum751/
Eoum751/
Uoum751/
Jjum751/
Jutm751/
Juym751/
Jumc751/
Jujm751/
Ojehume732/
Oudjoum731/
Jaume675,169/
Gozum674,074/
Eyoum672,472/
Jusme671,594/
Hoium67502/
Osume67397/
Azoum67238/
Joume67209/
Hocum67203/
Ochum67195/
Hajum67186/
Hoyum67170/
Ajumm67110/
Jusim6797/
Jijum6770/
Ozume6769/
Gojun6756/
Aajum6752/
Ajjum6744/
Jahum6738/
Johum6738/
Hosum6737/
Hijum6734/
Jhaum6733/
Aoume6731/
Jutem6730/
Jusem6729/
Jumme6727/
Asoum6724/
Otcum6724/
Ajoum6719/
Adjum6719/
Jutim6719/
Ihoum6718/
Asjum6715/
Ijuim6714/
Ayoum6711/
Ejoum6710/
Aeoum678/
Aijum677/
Oosum676/
Ojeun676/
Ahoum676/
Hojom675/
Jihum675/
Haoum675/
Hujum675/
Ajium675/
Youhm675/
Oujun675/
Juumm674/
Jhumm674/
Yohum674/
Ajaum673/
Yeoum673/
Ozoum673/
Jumne673/
Ijjum673/
Ajuum673/
Ojuun673/
Ehoum673/
Yooum673/
Ojoun673/
Jeume672/
Ozeum672/
Jægum672/
Yaoum672/
Hojun672/
Jhume671/
Jeumg671/
Iyoum671/
Ayjum671/
Geoum671/
Gujum671/
Atjum671/
Yoyum671/
Ooume671/
Ijume671/
Orzum671/
Ejaum671/
Hooum671/
Jucim671/
Hodjoume671/
Jumhe671/
Ojoom671/
Ogium671/
Ocoum671/
Gaoum671/
Auoum671/
Ozgum671/
Ojiun671/
Ohyum671/
Yojun671/
Jumgh671/
Jummh671/
Juime671/
Iouum671/
Osumt670/

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