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Where Does The Last Name Osum Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Osum (Oriya: ଓସୁମ) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant: Ösum or Ösüm. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osum? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 711,133^rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. The last name Osum is primarily found in Africa, where 48 percent of Osum are found; 44 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 825,494^th most frequent forename on earth, held by 127 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 973,312. In Nigeria Osum is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 29 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 19 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 19 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 18 percent reside.

Osum Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Osum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Osum last name expanded 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Osum Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Osum are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

Osum earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.88% less than the national average, earning $33,275 USD per year.