Onum Surname
Approximately 2,651 people bear this surname
Onum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,012 | 1:88,043 | 6,148 |
| India | 326 | 1:2,352,961 | 76,587 |
| Papua New Guinea | 279 | 1:29,225 | 3,338 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Önüm (317) are calculated separately.
Onum (695) may also be a first name.
Onum Demographics
Onum Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Onum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onum (Oriya: ଓନୁମ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Önüm. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 163,764th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,748,980 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Onum are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 313,557th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 695 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,012 people, or 1 in 88,043. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 56 percent live, Abia, where 13 percent live and Cross River, where 5 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.
Onum Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (96%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ongum | 89 | 2,688 | / |
| Onnum | 89 | 1,622 | / |
| Onume | 89 | 305 | / |
| Honum | 89 | 62 | / |
| Gonum | 89 | 32 | / |
| Onoum | 89 | 7 | / |
| Onaum | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ognum | 89 | 2 | / |
| Onumn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Onumh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Osnum | 89 | 0 | / |
| Önüm | 83 | 317 | / |
| Gounum | 80 | 12 | / |
| Onnoum | 80 | 12 | / |
| Oonnum | 80 | 8 | / |
| Onnaum | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hounum | 80 | 4 | / |
| Homnum | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gonnum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gonoum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ounoum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ounnum | 80 | 1 | / |
| O'Numm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oongum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Honoum | 80 | 0 | / |
| Anum | 75 | 16,572 | / |
| Onun | 75 | 2,058 | / |
| Unum | 75 | 1,016 | / |
| Onom | 75 | 318 | / |
| Enum | 75 | 135 | / |
| Hounoum | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hongoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oonnoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gounoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ongnoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hanum | 67 | 21,860 | / |
| Ongun | 67 | 8,889 | / |
| Onnom | 67 | 5,599 | / |
| Angum | 67 | 1,709 | / |
| Anume | 67 | 1,282 | / |
| Annum | 67 | 776 | / |
| Onung | 67 | 523 | / |
| Ganum | 67 | 230 | / |
| Ungum | 67 | 225 | / |
| Onhom | 67 | 113 | / |
| Anuim | 67 | 61 | / |
| Honom | 67 | 32 | / |
| Anaum | 67 | 27 | / |
| Anoum | 67 | 25 | / |
| Aanum | 67 | 24 | / |
| Anujm | 67 | 23 | / |
| Anhum | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gunum | 67 | 21 | / |
| Henum | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gonun | 67 | 16 | / |
| Anuum | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hunum | 67 | 15 | / |
| Oinun | 67 | 15 | / |
| Goungoum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Onoun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Honun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ounun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ahnum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Onune | 67 | 6 | / |
| Asnum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Unume | 67 | 5 | / |
| Anumm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Onaun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hounoume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amnum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Unaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enuim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enumh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ennum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oonom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Umnum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onhun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onusn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onunh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unuum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aenum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onund | 67 | 1 | / |
Onum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Onum in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓନୁମ | onuma | - |
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onum
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