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 is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lokum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lokum is the 966,131st most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Lokum are found; 59 percent are found in West Asia and 59 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 26 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 416,157. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Duzce Province, where 58 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 19 percent live and Ankara Province, where 10 percent live. Beside Turkey Lokum occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent live and The Netherlands, where 8 percent live.

Lokum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lokum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lokum
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