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

Okum (Georgian: ოკუმ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Öküm. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Okum is the 230,964^th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,161,934 people. The last name Okum occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Okum live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okum is also the 547,545^th most frequently held first name globally, held by 264 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 964 people, or 1 in 183,758. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 38 percent live, Abia, where 17 percent live and Cross River, where 13 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Okum Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Okum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Okum surname rose 3,220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Okum Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Okum surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Okum last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Okum earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.37% more than the national average, earning $48,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.28% less than the national average, earning $46,064 CAD per year.