Olom Surname
Approximately 3,052 people bear this surname
Olom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,851 | 1:62,134 | 4,606 |
| Papua New Guinea | 80 | 1:101,921 | 13,735 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Olom (507) may also be a first name.
Olom Demographics
Average Olom Salary in
United States
$24,062 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Olom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olom occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Olom? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 145,462nd most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,387,794 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Olom live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 375,944th most widely held first name globally, held by 507 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,851 people, or 1 in 62,134. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 44 percent live, Benue, where 18 percent live and Yobe, where 9 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Olom exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Olom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Olom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Olom surname expanded 220 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Olom Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily 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.
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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 Olom
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