Cognomen Odum (Odum 
, אודום 
, Одум 
) , worldwide, is a common last name. The family name Odum is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, where it is quite a common surname, Nigeria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Sierra Leone. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Nigeria, the United States, and Ghana. Much less frequently, Odum is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Odum | Niger, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, United States |
| אודום | Israel |
| Одум | Russia |
| ernest j. odum American politician, US (b. 1875) |
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| jonas odum African American farmer in Baker County, Georgia (b. 1878) |
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| howard w. odum American sociologist, US (b. 1884) |
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| joseph r. odum United States Navy Silver Star recipient, US (b. 1913) |
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| eugene pleasants odum mathematician, ecologist, natural philosopher, and systems ecologist, US (b. 1913) |
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| martha ann huff odum American artist, US (b. 1917) |
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| howard t. odum American ecologist, US (b. 1924) |
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| bernard odum American musician, US (b. 1932) |
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george odum American-football player, US (b. 1993) |
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| igwegbe odum Nigerian chief, NG |
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| odum udi Nigerian politician |
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| jack k. odum researcher |
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| susan m odum researcher |
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| charles odum college basketball player (2011–2012) Portland State |
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| mary odum researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-3994-934X |
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