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
Olom occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Olom? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 145,462nd most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,387,794 people. The last name Olom 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 widely held first name internationally, held by 507 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,851 people, or 1 in 62,134. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 44 percent are found, Benue, where 18 percent are found and Yobe, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists 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 frequency of Olom has changed through the years. 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 holding the Olom last name 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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