Olumo Surname

334,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olumo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9561:185,29611,275
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Kenya431:1,073,95134,763
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
England51:11,143,612252,590
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Olumo (72) may also be a first name.

Olumo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olumo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olumo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 334,641st most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,607,023 people. The last name Olumo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Olumo live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olumo is also the 1,143,416th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 72 people.

The surname Olumo is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 956 people, or 1 in 185,296. In Nigeria Olumo is most numerous in: Kwara, where 20 percent live, Ondo, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olumoh91528/
Oleumo91108/
Oloumo9113/
Olumou915/
Oloumou83453/
Oluummo835/
Oluma807,968/
Olomo804,833/
Alumo801,077/
Olimo80228/
Elumo8026/
Ulumo802/
Ouloumou7712/
Goleumou771/
Houloumo771/
Ollomo732,227/
Holomo73553/
Olumah7366/
Galumo7362/
Eloumo7360/
Alumot7345/
Goluma7331/
Olumma7318/
Olouma7318/
Alumoi7317/
Oilimo738/
Olumas735/
Gulumo734/
Alumuo734/
Olomou734/
Olhomo732/
Ollimo732/
Oleuma732/
Alumoa732/
Elumoh732/
Olumad732/
Olomoi731/
Aluimo731/
Eluemo731/
Eleumo731/
Ohluma731/
Aulumo731/
Holimo731/
Olusma731/
Alumou731/
Alumgo731/
Oloomo731/
Oluema731/
Olumat731/
Aloumo731/
Alumoh731/
Olumohaya7135/
Gouloumou711/
Houloumou711/
Aloumou6769/
Aluimos6745/
Holomoj6732/
Oulouma6719/
Aloumoi674/
Holomoy673/
Alhumoz673/
Holomou672/
Galoumo671/
Eloumoh671/
Oliemmo671/
Oloumah671/
Aliuimo671/
Olimmuo671/
Aloumoy671/
Aluimoș671/
Hollimo671/

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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 Olumo
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