Oroum Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Oroum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oroum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Oroum Last Name Facts

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

Oroum has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oroum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oroum is the 10,311,814th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Oroum occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Oroum live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Chadic Africa.

The surname Oroum is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Oroum is most common in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 33 percent live and Niger, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goroum9118/
Horoum911/
Ouroum911/
Orom892,153/
Orum891,860/
Houroum8312/
Horhoum834/
Ouroume832/
Otroume831/
Gorgoum831/
Orume801,352/
Gorum80804/
Orome80426/
Gorom80421/
Horum80140/
Aroum8085/
Ourom8069/
Ohrum8056/
Oroun8053/
Orrom8050/
Oerum8031/
Oyrum809/
Otrom807/
Orgum806/
Orhom804/
Orgom803/
Osrum802/
Horom802/
Oruum802/
Uroum802/
Oroom801/
Oorum801/
Uorom801/
Orzum801/
Oreum801/
Oromn801/
Orhum801/
Orotm801/
Oerom801/
Ohrom800/
Orrum800/
Gourroum7711/
Orhoumgh771/
Horzum732,154/
Arroum73920/
Garoum73357/
Hotrum73298/
Ahroum73206/
Horrom73129/
Gorgom7376/
Haroum7375/
Horhum7375/
Gorhum7356/
Gorgum7343/
Goraum7327/
Oirome7326/
Aroume7324/
Horrum7323/
Hosrom7311/
Argoum7311/
Oriyom738/
Hoirum737/
Gorrom737/
Orhome737/
Arzoum737/
Goroun736/
Goruim734/
Horhom734/
Horgom733/
Gorrum732/
Ouroun732/
Gourom732/
Goorum732/
Oroung732/
Hourom731/
Uorzom731/
Ohrome731/
Ohroun731/
Orosem731/
Orusme731/
Otrome731/
Gohrum731/
Atroum731/
Oraume731/
Orumne731/
Guroum731/
Goyrum731/
Goorom730/
Gorohm730/
Horeum730/
Gorhom730/
Oram6792,208/
Arum6714,258/
Gargoum676,031/
Orun675,833/
Urom673,933/
Oron672,733/
Arom672,635/
Urum671,732/
Hatroum67950/
Oroń67440/
Hasroum67110/
Arroume6718/
Harroum6711/
Garroum6710/
Arajoum679/
Horhoom678/
Haroume677/
Oruń676/
Housrom675/
Outroun675/
Gouroun674/
Oromova673/
Horroun673/
Garhoum673/
Aroucem672/
Houroun672/
Orüm672/
Gahroum672/
Orumova671/
Aarroum671/
Gurroum671/
Oroyame671/
Orousin671/
Orouyan671/
Oroieme671/
Gorgoun671/
Oreyome671/
Oriyome671/
Oriyomk671/

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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 Oroum
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