Opum Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Opum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 168 | 1:48,534 | 6,056 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Opum (37) may also be a first name.
Opum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Opum is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Opum click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Opum? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,239,697th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Opum are found; 90 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 90 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 37 people.
The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 48,534. In Papua New Guinea Opum is mostly concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 81 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 17 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea Opum exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opume | 89 | 66 | / |
| Opoum | 89 | 3 | / |
| Odpum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hopum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hopoum | 80 | 8 | / |
| Otphum | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gopoum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gopaum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hodpum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ophaum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Opun | 75 | 1,785 | / |
| Opom | 75 | 966 | / |
| Apum | 75 | 827 | / |
| Epum | 75 | 129 | / |
| Ootphum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Opune | 67 | 218 | / |
| Opung | 67 | 99 | / |
| Opaun | 67 | 76 | / |
| Ophun | 67 | 43 | / |
| Hopun | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gopun | 67 | 19 | / |
| Opoun | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ophom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Apume | 67 | 4 | / |
| Apoum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Opoom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obpun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Apgum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oupun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apuum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hepum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aupum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hapum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eepum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hopom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Opuin | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Opum
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