Jankum Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Jankum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jankum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jankum (15) may also be a first name.

Jankum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jankum is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jankum.

How Common Is The Last Name Jankum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,718,172nd most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Jankum are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Jankum is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,471,632. In Thailand Jankum is most frequent in: Surat Thani Province, where 27 percent reside, Bangkok, where 15 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 15 percent reside. Barring Thailand this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jankhum9245/
Jangkum9213/
Jhankum921/
Jankoum921/
Djankoum8647/
Jangkhum865/
Jeangkum861/
Yankum83294/
Sankum83271/
Jankom839/
Zankum832/
Sangkum77638/
Sankhum77159/
Jongkum7710/
Jankoom778/
Yangkum775/
Yankoum775/
Seankum773/
Jankhom773/
Zankoum773/
Yankume771/
Sainkum771/
Sanhkum771/
Zangkum771/
Jamkhum771/
Jhonkum771/
Sangkhum71400/
Seangkum7111/
Seankhum715/
Jongkhum715/
Yangkhum715/
Yangkoum711/
Jounkoum711/
Yamkum6726/
Jomkum6723/
Sonkum678/
Jancom675/
Cancum675/
Iamkum674/
Zancum671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Jankum
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis