Oluma Surname

62,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oluma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oluma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,5071:21,6432,769
Uganda2,5261:15,4552,429
Nigeria7031:251,98114,551
Kenya1571:294,13918,825
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Oluma (11,120) may also be a first name.

Oluma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oluma has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Oluma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oluma? popularity and diffusion

Oluma is the 62,923rd most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 914,602 people. The last name Oluma is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oluma are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 57,057th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 11,120 people.

This last name is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4,507 people, or 1 in 21,643. Other than Ethiopia Oluma exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 32 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Oluma Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Oluma are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Oluma earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.83% less than the national average, earning $41,067 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olumah9166/
Goluma9131/
Olumma9118/
Olouma9118/
Olumas915/
Olumad912/
Oleuma912/
Olusma911/
Oluema911/
Olumat911/
Ohluma911/
Oulouma8319/
Olumaja836/
Oloumah831/
Aluma8019,016/
Olima806,735/
Eluma801,726/
Olumo801,103/
Uluma80795/
Oloma80471/
Olumi80359/
Olume80227/
Olumy801/
Goulouma773/
Oullouma771/
Guluma737,817/
Alumai732,387/
Oloume73803/
Olumoh73528/
Elumah73527/
Galuma73270/
Haluma73251/
Alusma73151/
Oloumi73130/
Alouma73112/
Alumay73108/
Oleumo73108/
Holoma73106/
Olimah73104/
Huluma7371/
Aluuma7366/
Holima7356/
Alumah7356/
Olumee7344/
Olumeh7340/
Alumat7335/
Alumma7335/
Olimma7334/
Ulumma7331/
Alumau7329/
Alumaa7328/
Olaumi7323/
Ulumah7320/
Aliuma7319/
Heluma7316/
Oloumo7313/
Ulauma7312/
Oelima7310/
Olomau7310/
Alumas739/
Alauma738/
Alluma738/
Olomea738/
Olomma737/
Holumi736/
Ulumha735/
Olloma735/
Olumou735/
Olomai735/
Olimay734/
Aleuma734/
Olimai734/
Golumi733/
Olumid733/
Holume733/
O'Lima733/
Alumad732/
Eleuma732/
Alumoa732/
Ulumat732/
Olusme731/
Elauma731/
Golume731/
Aluema731/
Aeluma731/
Uluima731/
Oluymi731/
Olimaa731/
Alumea731/
Eluima731/
Olumayowa71130/
Olumohaya7135/
Oulhoumma711/
Halouma67465/
Oloumou67453/
Holimah67438/
Holomah67358/
Halumai6783/
Holomaň6731/
Allouma6727/
Oylumer6727/
Algouma6726/
Ouloume6726/
Aloumai6724/
Olimmah6721/
Aloumah6714/
Holomay6713/
Olumets6712/
Alumaia6711/
Ulumaya6711/
Galouma679/
Holomai679/
Ulummah678/
Olahumi678/
Gauluma678/
Ellouma677/
Huluuma676/
Halluma676/
Allumai676/
Elhumma676/
Alumaya676/
Alhusma675/
Allumma675/
Aloumad675/
Oluummo675/
Uluumay675/
Algumai674/
Gulumay674/
Alhouma674/
Alummah674/
Ahlumah674/
Haluuma673/
Ouhlima673/
Alahuma672/
Aliumma672/
Galumay672/
Haliuma672/
Holoume672/
Alhumad672/
Holloma671/
Ellumah671/
Aloumau671/
Aleumai671/
Gulumai671/
Gulouma671/
Oloumie671/
Galluma671/
Galumah671/
Ahlouma671/
Alumaha671/
Algauma671/
Alhumaa671/
Olumyth671/
Ohlumyd671/
Olumees671/
Alumaja671/
Olimeah671/
Alhumai671/
Alusmat671/
Galumai671/
Holimay670/
Hollima670/
Olummer670/
Ohlumer670/

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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 Oluma
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