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 found most in Uganda. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 57,219th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 823,265 people. Olum occurs predominantly 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 frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 584 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 6,179 people, or 1 in 6,318. In Uganda Olum is mostly found in: Apac District, where 10 percent live, Amolatar District, where 8 percent live and Agago District, where 8 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 22 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Olum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 258 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 222 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Olum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Olum are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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