Opum Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Opum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1681:48,5346,056
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

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

Opum is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Opum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Opum is the 1,239,697th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The last name Opum is predominantly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Opum reside; 90 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 90 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 37 people.

The last name Opum is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 48,534. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Jiwaka, where 81 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 17 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 2 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opume8966/
Opoum893/
Odpum891/
Hopum891/
Hopoum808/
Otphum804/
Gopoum803/
Gopaum801/
Hodpum801/
Ophaum801/
Opun751,785/
Opom75966/
Apum75827/
Epum75129/
Ootphum732/
Opune67218/
Opung6799/
Opaun6776/
Ophun6743/
Hopun6721/
Gopun6719/
Opoun679/
Ophom675/
Apume674/
Apoum673/
Opoom672/
Obpun672/
Apgum671/
Oupun671/
Apuum671/
Hepum671/
Aupum671/
Hapum671/
Eepum671/
Hopom671/
Opuin670/

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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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