Olum Surname

57,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Olum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6,1791:6,3181,115
Kenya1,9301:23,9272,706
Papua New Guinea1971:41,3895,043
Nigeria1721:1,029,90043,269
Turkey1511:515,37429,068
Cameroon1011:205,63421,118
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
England201:2,785,90397,972
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Olum (584) may also be a first name.

Olum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olum (Russian: Олум) is most common in Uganda. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 57,219th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 823,265 people. Olum is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Olum reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Olum is also the 346,315th most widely held first name internationally, held by 584 people.

This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 6,179 people, or 1 in 6,318. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Apac District, where 10 percent reside, Amolatar District, where 8 percent reside and Agago District, where 8 percent reside. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 22 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Olum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Olum surname increased 258 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 222 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Olum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Olum surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Olum surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Olum earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.32% more than the national average, earning $45,013 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holum891,136/
Oylum89967/
Olume89227/
Golum8960/
Ollum8950/
Oloum8945/
O'Lum8912/
Olgum893/
Oleum893/
Olaum893/
Olumk892/
Ohlum891/
Olumg891/
Oğlum891/
Oslum890/
Oolum890/
Oloume80803/
Hollum80148/
Gollum8069/
Goloum8048/
Ouloum804/
Holumn803/
Olusem803/
Holume803/
Holgum802/
Olusme801/
Golaum801/
Gohlum801/
Goilum801/
Goluim801/
Hoslum800/
Osleum800/
Ulum7534,084/
Alum7532,584/
Elum753,792/
Olom753,052/
Olun7556/
Houloum73586/
Gouloum7361/
Ouloume7326/
Hollumn735/
Holoume732/
Olumova731/
Houtlum731/
Hojlumd731/
Golloum731/
Oulhoum731/
Olgun6730,879/
Allum675,429/
Olung671,758/
Ullum67758/
Olund67739/
Halum67738/
Holom67630/
Ollom67423/
Gulum67352/
Alume67318/
Aloum67310/
Aslum67244/
Oslun67190/
Hulum67184/
Ahlum67166/
Galum67154/
Ulume67108/
Elium67104/
Ellum6796/
Aulum6793/
Houloume6773/
Olaun6762/
Algum6761/
Aalum6752/
Golun6743/
Alium6736/
Uluum6726/
Oloun6720/
Helum6713/
Olhun6712/
Oilom6711/
Ehouloum679/
Ujlum677/
Aluim677/
Alaum676/
Uslum676/
Elhum675/
Aluum674/
Hólum674/
Alumn674/
Oluin673/
Oulun673/
Uylum673/
Ulyum672/
Holun672/
Eleum672/
Olhausem671/
Olhom671/
Oilun671/
Elyum671/
Alhum671/
Uleum671/
Oluun671/
Houlgoum671/
Holumová671/
Oylun671/
Uluim671/
Đelum671/
Oliun671/
Oloom671/
Oolun671/
Ohlun671/
Alumd671/

Olum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olum in the Russian language
Олумolum-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olum
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