Ubum Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ubum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ubum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1671:1,060,73544,297
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ubum (29) may also be a first name.

Ubum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ubum is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ubum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ubum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,305,105th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ubum are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 29 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 1,060,735. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 63 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 17 percent are found and Cross River, where 7 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ubume8918/
Ubeum896/
Ubaum893/
Gubum892/
Ubgum891/
Hubum890/
Usbum890/
Ouboum806/
Ausbum803/
Ubom755,547/
Obum751,493/
Ubun75191/
Ibum75155/
Uwum755/
Uvum752/
Heubaum73226/
Haubaum7331/
Houboum731/
Oubhoum731/
Husbaum731/
Authbum731/
Ussbaum731/
Ausbaum730/
Ubung67311/
Utbun67131/
Hubun6722/
Auchbaum6713/
Uvaum677/
Ubuun677/
Uboun674/
Uvuim674/
Ubeun673/
Oboum673/
Guwum672/
Aubun672/
Uwume671/
Uboom671/
Uybun671/
Gubun671/
Hibum671/
Hobum671/
Hussbaum671/
Obaum671/
Unpum671/
Eubom670/

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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 Ubum
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