Oshum Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oshum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oshum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Oshum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oshum is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oshum.

How Common Is The Last Name Oshum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,718,172nd most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oshum are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 76 percent are found, Benue, where 12 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and Venezuela, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oshuum912/
Oshume911/
Oshuim911/
Goshum910/
Osum89412/
Otshume8321/
Oshun80480/
Osume80397/
Ochum80195/
Ashum8053/
Hosum8037/
Ossum8026/
Gosum8020/
Oosum806/
Oshom804/
Eshum804/
Ushum801/
Osumt800/
Ochume73259/
Gossum73120/
Hashum7384/
Housum7364/
Hochum7341/
Ashoum7320/
Hossum7317/
Oushun7315/
Hoshun7310/
Odchum737/
Ossoum734/
Otsoum734/
Osahun734/
Ashume733/
Oshoun732/
Oshaun732/
Osaume732/
Hushum731/
Ochoum731/
Gousum731/
Goshun731/
Oshune731/
Oshomh731/
Ahshum731/
Aushum731/
Gashum731/
Aschum730/
Asum672,883/
Osom671,535/
Osun671,043/
Ozum67425/
Esum67320/
Hosoume67150/
Usum67120/
Hashoum6738/
Otchoum6711/
Oxum6710/
Oussoum6710/
Hochoum674/
Osumnne673/
Hoichum672/
Aasheum672/
Ashaume671/
Hoychum671/
Oshutin671/
Osumova671/
Hoyshun671/
Hoshung671/
Goshoun671/
Ocheume671/
Hossoum671/
Otsoume671/
Ossoume671/
Ösum671/
Hashuim671/
Hodshun670/

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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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  • 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 Oshum
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