Olom Surname

145,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,8511:62,1344,606
Papua New Guinea801:101,92113,735
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Olom (507) may also be a first name.

Olom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olom is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Olom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olom? popularity and diffusion

Olom is the 145,462nd most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,387,794 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Olom are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 375,944th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 507 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,851 people, or 1 in 62,134. In Nigeria Olom is mostly found in: Cross River, where 44 percent are found, Benue, where 18 percent are found and Yobe, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Olom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Olom has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Olom earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holom89630/
Ollom89423/
Golom89421/
Olome89196/
Oloum8945/
Olgom8942/
Oilom8911/
Olhom891/
Oelom891/
Oliom891/
Oloom891/
Oloume80803/
Hollom80102/
Olosim8062/
Goloum8048/
Gollom8045/
Oeloem8018/
Holome8015/
Goulom804/
Ouloum804/
Oluome803/
Holyom801/
Osloom801/
Olotim801/
Oloome801/
Alom75275,954/
Elom7522,996/
Olum758,852/
Olam753,269/
Ulom75432/
Olon75172/
Úlom756/
Álom751/
Élom751/
Houloum73586/
Holyome7392/
Gouloum7361/
Ouloume7326/
Houlome736/
Hollome734/
Houlhom734/
Holoume732/
Hohlomn731/
Golloum731/
Oulhoum731/
Golam6711,258/
Alome672,746/
Olong672,644/
Golon672,202/
Ullom672,087/
Holum671,136/
Halom671,015/
Oylum67967/
Oulon67951/
Holam67825/
Alomm67631/
Olone67425/
Aloum67310/
Allom67284/
Olume67227/
Olame67208/
Holon67197/
Hulom67181/
Oslon67146/
Aloom67113/
Ollon67103/
Ollam6798/
Otlam6796/
Oslam6794/
Oliam6793/
Olhon6787/
Galom6784/
Algom6779/
Aliom6777/
Gulom6774/
Houloume6773/
Olion6762/
Golum6760/
Ellom6756/
Ollum6750/
Uloom6746/
Alyom6742/
Elhom6736/
Helom6725/
Aslom6724/
Olgon6723/
Oloun6720/
Aulom6719/
Aloim6719/
Olond6714/
O'Lum6712/
Olham6711/
Aalom6710/
Ohlon679/
Eliom679/
Ehouloum679/
Oolam678/
Ulome678/
Olgam677/
Olonn677/
Oulam676/
Olhão675/
E'Lom675/
Holoń675/
Aelom675/
Uliom674/
Alhom674/
Olgum673/
Oloin673/
Oilon673/
Oleum673/
Olaum673/
Uilom672/
Eloom672/
Holoosim672/
Olosn672/
Olyam672/
O'Lam672/
Ohlam672/
Aloem671/
Olamm671/
Oilam671/
Atlom671/
Oloon671/
Ohlum671/
Houlgoum671/
Oolon671/
Otlon671/
Utlom671/
Goloń671/
Elomh671/
Eulom671/
Aluom671/
Eloim671/
Oğlum671/
Ehlom671/
Elyom671/
Elomm671/
Ulhom670/
Oslum670/
Oolum670/
Uhlom670/

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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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  • 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 Olom
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