Uchum Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Uchum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uchum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Uchum (11) may also be a first name.

Uchum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uchum (Russian: Учум, Tibetan: ཨུ་ཆུམ།) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uchum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Uchum reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uchum is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria Uchum is most frequent in: Benue, where 96 percent live and Borno, where 4 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 14 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Utchum91132/
Ucum8966/
Ucheume834/
Hauchum834/
Huchuim832/
Hutchum830/
Ochum80195/
Hucum80113/
Uchom8044/
Uchun802/
Ukhum802/
Uzhum801/
Ucaum801/
Ichum801/
Ushum801/
Aucum800/
Hauchhum775/
Houchoum771/
Hochum7341/
Ichuum7318/
Uchoun7318/
Huchun735/
Uchung734/
Guchun733/
Ouchun732/
Jichum732/
Ochoum731/
Ouchom731/
Oukhum731/
Gucium731/
Ichoum731/
Hushum731/
Uchoom731/
Aushum731/
Aukhum731/
Uçum671,383/
Uzum671,082/
Ocum67348/
Ujum67315/
Usum67120/
Uşum67111/
Ucom6722/
Huichun675/
Hichoum674/
Hochoum674/
Houchun672/
Auchung672/
Utschom671/
Hicheum671/
Utchoun671/
Gouceum671/
Uxum671/
Hutchun670/

Uchum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uchum in the Tibetan language
ཨུ་ཆུམ།uchum-
Uchum in the Russian language
Учумucum-

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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 Uchum
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