Lokum Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Lokum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lokum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1871:416,15724,986
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Moldova51:712,27439,996
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lokum (26) may also be a first name.

Lokum Last Name Facts

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

Lokum occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lokum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 966,131st most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The last name Lokum is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Lokum reside; 59 percent reside in West Asia and 59 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Lokum is also the 2,084,397th most common first name at a global level It is held by 26 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 416,157. In Turkey Lokum is primarily found in: Duzce Province, where 58 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Turkey Lokum is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found.

Lokum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lokum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lokum last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lokume9121/
Lohkum9120/
Lokhum914/
Lookum913/
Lodkum912/
Lokoum912/
Lokeum911/
Loukoum83647/
Liokhum837/
Lodkhum834/
Lookkum832/
Loukhum832/
Lhokhum832/
Lokoume832/
Lookume831/
Lotkhum831/
Lakum8011,656/
Lukum80809/
Lokom80171/
Locum8026/
Lekum8012/
Loukoume775/
Loudkhum771/
Lookkhum771/
Lukume73197/
Lakkum73116/
Lakhum7397/
Lukkum7382/
Laukum7338/
Lakumm7332/
Lakoum7328/
Lukhum7318/
Lekkum7317/
Lockom7313/
Lookom7310/
Lagkum739/
Locgum737/
Lokhom734/
Lekeum734/
Leukum734/
Luckum733/
Lakume733/
Loukom731/
Lekaum731/
Lyakum731/
Leckum731/
Legkum731/
Lahkum731/
Lackum731/
Lacoum731/
Leekum731/
Laekum731/
Lhokom731/
Lhakum731/
Lukcum731/
Locoum730/
Llocum730/
Lacoume67483/
Lukkhum6758/
Lakkhum6712/
Lekkhum677/
Lakhoum673/
Ladkhum672/
Luukkum671/
Loukoom671/
Lukkcum671/
Lackkum671/
Lakhume671/
Legkhum671/
Lukhume671/
Hlukkum671/

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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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  • 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 Lokum
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