Oksum Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Oksum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oksum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway681:75,62210,585
Denmark71:806,38843,211
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

The alternate forms: Oksüm (8), Öksum (1) & Öksüm (1,039) are calculated separately.

Oksum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oksum is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Oksüm, Öksum or Öksüm. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oksum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,047,559th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name Oksum is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Oksum live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 75,622. In Norway Oksum is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 78 percent reside, Southern Norway, where 10 percent reside and Western Norway, where 10 percent reside. Barring Norway this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Oksum Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Oksum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.3% more than the national average, earning 433,646 kr per year and in United States they earn 129.44% more than the national average, earning $99,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oksüm938/
Öksum931/
Öksüm871,039/
Ouksoum8327/
Okssoum836/
Ouksaum831/
Aksum8074/
Oksom804/
Okcum802/
Oukssoum773/
Aksoum73291/
Heksum7310/
Akshum731/
Oksomm731/
Ecksum730/
Oxum6710/
Akssoum671/
Asksoum671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Oksum
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