Orume Surname

284,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Orume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8551:207,18512,344
Cameroon4911:42,3005,618
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Orume (248) may also be a first name.

Orume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orume is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Orume click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orume? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orume is the 284,627th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,390,197 people. The surname Orume occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Orume live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 566,287th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 248 people.

The surname Orume is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 855 people, or 1 in 207,185. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 45 percent reside, Taraba, where 23 percent reside and Benue, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Orume Last Name Statistics demography

Orume earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.51% less than the national average, earning $18,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorume91107/
Orumeh9122/
Orumie9114/
Orumei9112/
Orumee915/
Ourume914/
Orgume913/
Orumey912/
Orueme912/
Orumed911/
Orusme911/
Oraume911/
Orumer911/
Orumeu911/
Orum891,860/
Orumets83104/
Ouroume832/
Orummer831/
Orusmei831/
Otroume831/
Goraume831/
Orumieh831/
Oruma804,490/
Gorum80804/
Orime80677/
Erume80441/
Orome80426/
Orumi80412/
Ourum80327/
Arume80260/
Horum80140/
Ohrum8056/
Urume8016/
Oyrum809/
Orgum806/
Oroum803/
Osrum802/
Oruum802/
Oorum801/
Orzum801/
Oreum801/
Orhum801/
Orumy801/
Orrum800/
Oroumieh7713/
Horzum732,154/
Orumoi73577/
Hotrum73298/
Arumäe73294/
Harume73157/
Erueme73145/
Orumaa73138/
Argume73130/
Horhum7375/
Orieme7371/
Erumeh7361/
Gorhum7356/
Gorgum7343/
Arumie7338/
Oromea7334/
Goraum7327/
Oirome7326/
Aroume7324/
Horrum7323/
Goroum7318/
Orruma7318/
Gurume7315/
Arumet7314/
Ouruma7312/
Oroumi7311/
Horuma739/
Orumai739/
Hoirum737/
Orhome737/
Arumeh737/
Garume737/
Araume737/
Goruim734/
Orumoy733/
Gorrum732/
Horime732/
Oromeh732/
Goorum732/
Oroumy732/
Outrum731/
Orauma731/
Gourum731/
Oreuma731/
Orumha731/
Ohrome731/
Orumay731/
Arumea731/
Orouma731/
Horoum731/
Orzuma731/
Orhime731/
Orhuma731/
Ouroum731/
Urumie731/
Gorumi731/
Gohrum731/
Aurume731/
Orimei731/
Orumoa731/
Hurume731/
Ereume731/
Goyrum731/
Hourum730/
Horeum730/
Arum6714,258/
Orom672,153/
Urumieh6788/
Ouroumi6780/
Arumets6765/
Arroume6718/
Ourouma6717/
Urumees6715/
Orumägi6715/
Houroum6712/
Ourumis6711/
Urumech6710/
Harumäe678/
Haroume677/
Haerume675/
Oromieh674/
Horomei674/
Horhoum674/
Goroumi672/
Arrumes672/
Aroumey672/
Orüm672/
Orumova671/
Gurumhe671/
Gargume671/
Garoume671/
Gorgoum671/
Gurrume671/
Arzoume671/
Oirhime671/
Hurumie671/
Horomey670/

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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
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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 Orume
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