Owum Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Owum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Owum (21) may also be a first name.
Owum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owum occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owum? popularity and diffusion
The last name Owum is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Owum is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Owum reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 21 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 20 percent are found, Delta, where 20 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 20 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 14 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owume | 89 | 15 | / |
| Owutm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owuim | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owumhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obum | 75 | 1,493 | / |
| Awum | 75 | 404 | / |
| Owom | 75 | 215 | / |
| Ewum | 75 | 149 | / |
| Owun | 75 | 48 | / |
| Ovum | 75 | 9 | / |
| Uwum | 75 | 5 | / |
| Awume | 67 | 1,940 | / |
| Aboum | 67 | 145 | / |
| Awoum | 67 | 24 | / |
| Avoum | 67 | 14 | / |
| Owune | 67 | 12 | / |
| Howun | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oboum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ewumm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guwum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awhum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ewaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewuim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobum | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Owum
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