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 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.
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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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