Olume Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Olume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1451:318,48219,707
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Olume (23) may also be a first name.

Olume Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olume is most common in Kenya. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olume? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,085,744th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olume live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Olume is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 23 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 318,482. In Kenya Olume is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 56 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 42 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 16 percent are found.

Olume Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oloume91803/
Olumee9144/
Olumeh9140/
Holume913/
Olusme911/
Golume911/
Olueme911/
Olum898,852/
Oylumer8327/
Ouloume8326/
Olumets8312/
Holoume832/
Oloumie831/
Olumees831/
Olummer830/
Ohlumer830/
Oluma807,968/
Holum801,136/
Oylum80967/
Elume80790/
Olime80479/
Olumi80359/
Alume80318/
Olome80196/
Ulume80108/
Golum8060/
Ollum8050/
Oloum8045/
O'Lum8012/
Olgum803/
Oleum803/
Olaum803/
Ohlum801/
Olumy801/
Oğlum801/
Oslum800/
Oolum800/
Houloume7773/
Elueme73313/
Aloume73274/
Hollum73148/
Gulume73133/
Oloumi73130/
Gollum7369/
Allume7363/
Alaume7355/
Alusme7350/
Goloum7348/
Olimeh7340/
Galume7329/
Olaumi7323/
Alumhe7321/
Olumma7318/
Olouma7318/
Holome7315/
Halume7311/
Alumäe7310/
Oluemi738/
Olomea738/
Holumi736/
Ouloum734/
Golumi733/
Hulume733/
Alumer733/
Olumid733/
Elumeu733/
Eleume733/
Alumet733/
Holgum732/
Alumed732/
Alumge732/
Oleuma732/
Ullume732/
Oilime732/
Olomey731/
Holime731/
Aliume731/
Olomeh731/
Oluymi731/
Alyume731/
Olieme731/
Úllume731/
Golaum731/
Gohlum731/
Goilum731/
Elumei731/
Alumee731/
Aleume731/
Oloome731/
Alumea731/
Alueme731/
Goluim731/
Hoslum730/
Osleum730/
Houloumie7133/
Hollhumer7117/
Ehouloume711/
Alum6732,584/
Olom673,052/
Houloum67586/
Allaume67317/
Ahloume6771/
Gouloum6761/
Aliaume6730/
Holomei6729/
Alumets6728/
Oulouma6719/
Holomey6718/
Eluemeh6711/
Olahumi678/
Oloomee677/
Olumaja676/
Houlome676/
Hollome674/
Eliaume674/
Alloume673/
Alhoume673/
Heloume673/
Allusme673/
Alummer672/
Haloume672/
Aloumer672/
Galoume672/
Olumova671/
Houtlum671/
Hojlumd671/
Hallume671/
Halumes671/
Aliumeh671/
Alumher671/
Houlime671/
Holomej671/
Halaume671/
Golloum671/
Galumge671/
Elhoume671/
Algoume671/
Olumyth671/
Ohlumyd671/
Guloume671/
Oyluemi671/
Oulhoum671/
Olimeah671/
Alhumed671/
Ulummer670/

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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 Olume
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