Oum Surname

68,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Oum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3,1461:6,602816
Morocco2,0111:17,1442,613
United States8141:445,28138,226
France2801:237,22436,774
India2261:3,394,09597,556
Cambodia2121:73,0532,121
Mauritania861:47,6153,531
Canada801:460,57039,784
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Australia341:793,99150,673
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Austria231:370,23639,193
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
England101:5,571,806158,774
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Laos41:1,647,081888
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166

Oum (110,694) may also be a first name.

Oum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻡ, Hindi: ओउम, Russian: Оум) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oum.

How Common Is The Last Name Oum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 68,958th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,012,581 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Oum reside; 43 percent reside in Central Africa and 43 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Oum is also the 9,285th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 110,694 people.

This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 3,146 people, or 1 in 6,602. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 66 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 26 percent are found and South Region, where 3 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in 61 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Oum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oum surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oum earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.99% less than the national average, earning $37,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.86% less than the national average, earning $41,307 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oume862,781/
Houm86903/
Goum86535/
Ohum8680/
Oumh866/
Oumm863/
Ousm863/
Oumd862/
Eoum861/
Oumt861/
Oujm861/
Ouem861/
Om80200,643/
Um8090,607/
Gouem758,085/
Eyoum752,472/
Ouyom75525/
Ouiam75375/
Hohum75363/
Houem75322/
Aouem75164/
Outim7567/
Houme7564/
Oumne7560/
Oumme7542/
Ousim7532/
Houmt7528/
Ajoum7519/
Aioum7514/
Ouiem7512/
Ayoum7511/
Outme754/
Oueme753/
Ehoum753/
Outem752/
Houmm752/
Ousem751/
Houmø751/
Oumhe751/
Ouyam751/
Ouyme751/
Gouém751/
Auoum751/
Ouhmd751/
Iouum751/
Oun6724,206/
Hom6716,098/
Hum6713,329/
Ome6712,165/
Uem6711,247/
Ume6710,714/
Gum6710,440/
Ohm676,510/
Aum673,511/
Gom672,818/
Oom671,729/
Eum67838/
Uum67632/
Haouem67613/
Uhm67535/
Usm67298/
Oem67199/
Umm67194/
Hajoum67194/
Osm67167/
Otm67156/
Ouiame67136/
Oim67124/
Hayoum6794/
Houeme6788/
Uim6785/
Uom6757/
Umg6749/
Omh6740/
Umd6729/
Omm6729/
Houcem6728/
Umt6727/
Utm6725/
Ouchem6723/
Omø6721/
Omd6720/
Omt6719/
Ouchim6718/
Umh6717/
Umn6716/
Eyoume6713/
Omn6710/
Ojm6710/
Oym679/
Housem678/
Houyem678/
Omq678/
Omg677/
Uym677/
Houtem677/
Houyam675/
Oussem674/
Houmme674/
Umq674/
Ayoume672/
Oussim672/
Ujm672/
Ouieme671/
Houtim671/
Houmhe671/
Houmne671/
Houyom671/
Housim671/
Oujime671/
Ousimh671/
Șom671/

Oum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oum in the Hindi language
ओउमo'uma97.71
Oum in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻡam51.84
ﺃﻡam47.88
ﺇﻡam0.09
ﺁﻡam0.05
ﺃﻣﻮamw0.02
ﺍﻣﻮamw0.02
ﻧﻢnm0.01
Oum in the Russian language
Оумoum-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oum
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