Oshum Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Oshum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
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/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oshum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,718,172nd most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oshum live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Cross River, where 76 percent live, Benue, where 12 percent live and Ebonyi, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent live and Venezuela, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oshuum | 91 | 2 | / |
| Oshume | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oshuim | 91 | 1 | / |
| Goshum | 91 | 0 | / |
| Osum | 89 | 412 | / |
| Otshume | 83 | 21 | / |
| Oshun | 80 | 480 | / |
| Osume | 80 | 397 | / |
| Ochum | 80 | 195 | / |
| Ashum | 80 | 53 | / |
| Hosum | 80 | 37 | / |
| Ossum | 80 | 26 | / |
| Gosum | 80 | 20 | / |
| Oosum | 80 | 6 | / |
| Oshom | 80 | 4 | / |
| Eshum | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ushum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osumt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ochume | 73 | 259 | / |
| Gossum | 73 | 120 | / |
| Hashum | 73 | 84 | / |
| Housum | 73 | 64 | / |
| Hochum | 73 | 41 | / |
| Ashoum | 73 | 20 | / |
| Hossum | 73 | 17 | / |
| Oushun | 73 | 15 | / |
| Hoshun | 73 | 10 | / |
| Odchum | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ossoum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Otsoum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Osahun | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ashume | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oshoun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oshaun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Osaume | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hushum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ochoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gousum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goshun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oshune | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oshomh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahshum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aushum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gashum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aschum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Asum | 67 | 2,883 | / |
| Osom | 67 | 1,535 | / |
| Osun | 67 | 1,043 | / |
| Ozum | 67 | 425 | / |
| Esum | 67 | 320 | / |
| Hosoume | 67 | 150 | / |
| Usum | 67 | 120 | / |
| Hashoum | 67 | 38 | / |
| Otchoum | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oxum | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oussoum | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hochoum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Osumnne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hoichum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aasheum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ashaume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoychum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oshutin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osumova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyshun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoshung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goshoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocheume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hossoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otsoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ossoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ösum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hashuim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hodshun | 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
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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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