Hookum Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

Hookum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hookum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana71:108,8897,175
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Mauritius21:646,70813,517

Hookum (28) may also be a first name.

Hookum Last Name Facts

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

Hookum (Hindi: हूकुम) is found in Guyana more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Hookum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hookum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Hookum is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Hookum live; 50 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America. Hookum is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 28 people.

The last name is most widespread in Guyana, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 108,889. In Guyana Hookum is primarily concentrated in: Demerara-Mahaica, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Guyana Hookum exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Mauritius, where 14 percent reside.

Hookum Last Name Statistics demography

Hookum earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chookum9257/
Khookum921/
Hokum9147/
Chookhum8622/
Hoockoum861/
Hookom83168/
Hockum8325/
Khokum8318/
Hokoum8313/
Chokum831/
Hoykum831/
Okum801,751/
Hookoom77307/
Khokhum7717/
Houkoum776/
Chokhum774/
Choocum772/
Hokkhum771/
Houckum770/
Hukum732,513/
Gokum73765/
Hokom73330/
Hocum73203/
Hakum73175/
Okume73127/
Hocom7346/
Ozkum7318/
Okoum7313/
Ahkum736/
Ockum734/
Okuum733/
Okcum732/
Ocoum731/
Khokkhum718/
Hockkhum711/
Choeykum711/
Hakoum671,127/
Hukoom67499/
Houkom67112/
Hoccom6773/
Hockom6741/
Chukum6741/
Chokom6738/
Gokuum6722/
Okaume6713/
Hukuum6710/
Huukum6710/
Okeume6710/
Khakum676/
Hadkum675/
Hakoom674/
Okoumt673/
Hakkum673/
Joikum673/
Okoume673/
Chakum673/
Hoccum672/
Chocom672/
Gokoum672/
Hukkum672/
Hakhum672/
Haukum671/
Oudkum671/
Chocum671/
Jahkum671/
Uokume671/
Goukum671/
Okhume671/
Akhoom671/
Ocoume671/
Akhoum671/
Okumme671/
Gockum671/
Hakume671/
Haqoum671/
Oekcum671/
Hokomh671/
Haskum670/
Huckum670/

Hookum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hookum in the Hindi language
हूकुमhukuma-

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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 Hookum
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