Pokum Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Pokum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pokum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

The alternate forms: Pöküm (1) are calculated separately.

Pokum (47) may also be a first name.

Pokum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pokum (Russian: Покум) occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Pöküm. Click here for other possible spellings of Pokum.

How Common Is The Last Name Pokum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,106,139th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Pokum occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Pokum live; 79 percent live in Southeast Asia and 79 percent live in Tai-Asia. Pokum is also the 1,467,136th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 47 people.

The last name is most widespread in Thailand, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 1,121,244. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Chiang Rai Province, where 37 percent live, Chiang Mai Province, where 22 percent live and Bangkok, where 16 percent live. Apart from Thailand this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 10 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phokum9160/
Pookum9130/
Pokhum919/
Pokkum915/
Poukum912/
Pohkum911/
Pokoum911/
Pöküm871/
Pokkhum83191/
Phokhum8315/
Pookkum8314/
Pookhum835/
Phookum831/
Pokom80119/
Pakum8076/
Pekum8048/
Pukum8042/
Pocum805/
Photkhum7787/
Phookhum776/
Pookkhum774/
Pookumme771/
Pougkhum771/
Pouskoum771/
Phakum7365/
Pakhum7355/
Pukume7322/
Paukum7320/
Pukkum7317/
Pokhom7316/
Phocum7314/
Phukum7313/
Putkum736/
Pudkum735/
Phokom733/
Paskum733/
Peekum732/
Pakoum732/
Pukhum731/
Pookom731/
Pekkum731/
Pekoum731/
Poukom731/
Pokoom731/
Poocum731/
Pokkom731/
Puykum731/
Peckum730/
Phukhum67124/
Pokkhom679/
Phokhom678/
Phokcom675/
Pakkhum674/
Pukkhum674/
Phatkum673/
Phakhum673/
Phukkum673/
Peckumm672/
Patkumh672/
Putkoum671/
Pookkom671/
Peugkum671/
Pockcom671/
Packuim671/
Peckhum671/
Patkhum671/

Pokum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pokum in the Russian language
Покумpokum-

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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 Pokum
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